- Address
- Timoleague
- Type
- Bridge
- NIAH reg. no.
- 20856011
Abbey Bridge
Timoleague
About Abbey Bridge
The National Inventory rates Abbey Bridge Regional, one of 10 in Timoleague. Abbey Bridge dates from 1780–1820. 9 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This fine bridge serves as a reminder of the high quality of the engineering and local craftsmen's skills in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Slightly modified for wider vehicles, the bridge still functions as an essential transport link.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 20856011 · 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 · 20856011↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 15 minutes
Timoleague · about 800 m on foot, as the crow flies
1 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Near Timoleague: more walls, gates and bridges on the record
Just 6.8 km away stands Bateman's Bridge, in Kilbrittain. Within 40 km, 8 have a photo. The list reaches Ballea Bridge (Lower) in Carrigaline, 31 km away.
Questions about Abbey Bridge
Is Abbey Bridge on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 20856011).
Can you visit Abbey Bridge?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Abbey Bridge built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1780–1820.
Is Abbey 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).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie) · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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