- Address
- Naas
- Type
- Bridge
- NIAH reg. no.
- 11814129
Ploopluck Bridge
Naas
About Ploopluck Bridge
The National Inventory rates Ploopluck Bridge Regional, one of 126 in Naas. Its record dates Ploopluck Bridge to 1760–1800.
Ploopluck Bridge is a fine stone bridge that forms an imposing feature on the Grand Canal and is one of a group of bridges on the section of that canal that passes through County Kildare. The construction of the arch that has retained its original shape is of technical and engineering merit.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 11814129 · 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 · 11814129↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Finding Ploopluck Bridge
Naas
Recorded walls, gates and bridges around Naas
The nearest is Sallins Bridge in Sallins, 3.5 km away. 8 like it are within 40 km, each with a photo. Farthest out is Binn's Bridge, Robertstown, 11 km away.
Questions about Ploopluck Bridge
Is Ploopluck Bridge on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 11814129).
Can you visit Ploopluck Bridge?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Ploopluck Bridge built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1760–1800.
Is Ploopluck 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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