Bernard's Bridge
Also known as Bernard’s Bridge
Oldchapel, Bandon
About Bernard's Bridge
The National Inventory rates Bernard's Bridge Regional, one of 226 in Bandon. Its record dates Bernard's Bridge to 1820–1825. 8 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
Originally built to accommodate a driveway leading to Castle Bernard, this bridge continues to be used to provide access to a recent housing development and remains in excellent condition. Its well-executed stonework demonstrates the high level of skill possessed by those responsible for its construction.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 20911020 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 20911020↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 3 historic places in about 10 minutes
Bandon · about 600 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Bernard's BridgeStart here
- 2Roundhill HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m on
- 3Roundhill Mills (chimney)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m on
1 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Like it: recorded walls, gates and bridges near Bandon
8 like it are within 40 km, each with a photo. Inchy Bridge in Timoleague is the nearest, at 8.2 km. The list reaches Laney Bridge in Macroom, 23 km away.
Questions about Bernard's Bridge
Is Bernard's Bridge on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 20911020).
Can you visit Bernard's Bridge?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Bernard's Bridge built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1820–1825.
Is Bernard's Bridge protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
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