- Type
- Bridge
- NIAH reg. no.
- 20907318
Sheep Bridge
About Sheep Bridge
The National Inventory rates Sheep Bridge Regional, one of 1 in Tower. Its record dates Sheep Bridge to 1760–1800. One other place on the record stands within 400 m.
This well-executed bridge with its fine rubble stone walls and dressed voussoirs is an important feature of the surrounding area. The use of local materials in its construction helps the bridge to blend into its surroundings.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 20907318 · 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 · 20907318↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Finding Sheep Bridge
Tower
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 Tower
8 like it are within 40 km, each with a photo. The nearest is Inishcarra Bridge in Ballincollig, 3.2 km away. City Wall in Cork City Centre is the farthest, at 11 km.
Questions about Sheep Bridge
Is Sheep Bridge on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 20907318).
Can you visit Sheep Bridge?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Sheep Bridge built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1760–1800.
Is Sheep 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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