Bridge · Ancient Monument
Mediaeval Bridge
Orta Keuy, Nicosia District
Mediaeval Bridge: a bridge in Orta Keuy, Nicosia District. Protected by Order in Council in 1937. 1 dated record of work on it, 1959, with sources.
Nicosia District, about 35°12′ N, 33°20′ E
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- Other recorded site
- Contours every 100 m
Protection
Antiquities Law- 18 December 1936
Proposed for declaration
“Mediaeval Bridge”
The Cyprus Gazette of 18 December 1936, p. 824, PDF p. 738 Online
- 18 May 1937
Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 103, First Schedule, Nicosia item 11
“Mediaeval Bridge”
Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2587 of 21 May 1937, No. 103, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Order in Council No. 1743 made under section 6 (1) (made 18 May 1937), First Schedule, Nicosia item 11, p. 139 Online
What was done when
1 record- 1959
The bridge, in danger of collapsing under heavy lorries, was systematically repaired: the filling above the arches carrying the road was removed and the original arches were used as shuttering for additional concealed masonry arches.
Repair and conservation
As printed
“Orta Keuy the medieval bridge on the Dhikomo road, which was in danger of collapsing”
Colonial Office, Cyprus: Report for the Year 1959 (London: HMSO, 1961), p. 87
Sources
- 1.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2587 of 21 May 1937, No. 103, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Order in Council No. 1743 made under section 6 (1) (made 18 May 1937), First Schedule, Nicosia item 11, p. 139 Online
- 2.The Cyprus Gazette of 18 December 1936, p. 824, PDF p. 738 Online
- 3.Colonial Office, Cyprus: Report for the Year 1959 (London: HMSO, 1961), p. 87
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