Pearse Bridge
Also known as Pearse Bridge (Rathfarnham)
Rathfarnham Road, Rathfarnham
About Pearse Bridge
The National Inventory rates Pearse Bridge Regional, one of 85 in Rathfarnham. Pearse Bridge dates from 1790–1810. 8 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
A sturdy single arch bridge, barely noticed when travelling the road above, which is typical of other Dodder bridges that have been widened for the modern day needs of traffic.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 11211028 · 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 · 11211028↗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
Rathfarnham · about 900 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Pearse BridgeStart here
- 2Ashfield HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m on
- 3Castle LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
- 4
Rathfarnham CourthouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on - 5
Rathfarnham CastleNational rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
Rathfarnham ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)600 m
Rathfarnham Religious Society of Friends' Meeting HouseRegional rating (NIAH)700 mGate lodge, Rathfarnham CastleRegional rating (NIAH)800 m
Yellow House Bar and RestaurantRegional rating (NIAH)900 mSt Bridget'sRegional rating (NIAH)1 km7 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Near Rathfarnham: more walls, gates and bridges on the record
Robert Emmet Bridge in Christchurch is the nearest, at 2.8 km. All 8 are pictured and within 40 km.
Questions about Pearse Bridge
Is Pearse Bridge on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 11211028).
Can you visit Pearse Bridge?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Pearse Bridge built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1790–1810.
Is Pearse 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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