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| BU Number | BU0045 |
|---|---|
| Village | Evrykhou |
| Related BUs | BU0046 |
| Easting | 490447.00 |
| Northing | 3877164.00 |
| Elevation | 408 |
| Source | GPS |
| Sheet Map Cadastral | XXVIII-53 |
| Sheet Map 1:5000 | 28-XXIX |
| BU Summary | Abandoned bridge with pointed arch and buttressess, located near a ruined water mill in Evrykhou. |
| Location | Junction of Tembria/Korakou/Evrykhou roads, where it crosses the Karkotis R. |
| Vegetation | blackberries, wild bamboo, fig, myrtle, oak trees |
| Access | On the road |
| Associated Land | olive terraces, orchard, river w/ steep gully walls |
| Pottery | Some |
| Tile | None |
| Chipped Stone | None |
| Ground Stone | None |
| Slag | None |
| Width (m) | 4.57 |
| Height (m) | 6.00 |
| Occupied | No |
| Stability | III |
| Foundation | bedrock |
| Walls | rubble masonry, basalt |
| Exterior Plaster | white/grey |
| Building Type | Bridge |
| Structure Type | bridge and road |
| Current Use | abandoned |
| Past Use | bridge and road |
| Structure Name | Deimma Kousoulioti |
| Special Features | Pointed arch stone bridge, extended in width in 1900. |
| Moderations/Alterations | To increase the width of the bridge to serve a modern road this earlier stone bridge was roughly doubled in width, construction technique similar but distinctively different. |
| Description | Abandoned bridge and road section, adjacent to a ruined water mill. Pointed arch, buttressed on south side only. North face of bridge is earlier, as the earlier voussoirs are visible on the underside of the arch, inside the newer construction on the southern side. Bridge meets an abandoned portion of road with a lime and gravel pavement to the west side, some evidence of tar on the east side. Road and bridge made redundant by new concrete bridge and subsequent new road alighnment. Concrete sentry box on eastern side of bridge. extensive modern concrete additions to approaches and river channel to stabilise and strengthen the structure for modern traffic loads. Further description in report. More detailed reports prepared by TJI and SEZ.Mill, road on the alignment of abandoned section and a bridge shown on Kitchener's 1885 map.Extension of bridge and road construction described in Nicolls 1901, Report on Nicosia-Troodos Carriage Road, State Archives, Nicosia. |
| Period 1100 | No |
| Period 1601 | No |
| Period 1701 | No |
| Period 1801 | Yes |
| Period 1851 | Yes |
| Period 1901 | Yes |
| Period 1951 | Yes |
| Oral Information | Informant, Maria, Kindergarten teacher at Tembria said that the sentry box was used to protect this area from Turkish Cypriots marauding at night down from Lefka during bi-communal violence in the 60s. |
| Recorded By | TJI |
| Recorded Date | 26/6/2001 00:00:00 |
| Entered By | TJI |
| Entered Date | 12/7/2001 00:00:00 |