Slane Bridge
Slane
About Slane Bridge
The National Inventory rates Slane Bridge Regional, one of 50 in Slane. Its record dates Slane Bridge to 1750–1790. 10 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This bridge is one of the earliest crossings of the river Boyne and comprises of elements from various periods, from the fourteenth century to the present day.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 14315063 · 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 · 14315063↗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
Slane · about 900 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Slane BridgeStart here
- 2Bollard, Slane MillRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 3Chimney, Slane MillRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 4
Slane Castle (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m on - 5Slane Castle (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m on
6 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Recorded walls, gates and bridges around Slane
Just 8.5 km away stands Obelisk Bridge, in Tullyallen. There are 8 with photos within 40 km. Balbrigh Bridge in Robinstown is the farthest, at 18 km.
Questions about Slane Bridge
Is Slane Bridge on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 14315063).
Can you visit Slane Bridge?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Slane Bridge built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1750–1790.
Is Slane 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) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, including the National Library of Ireland’s collections, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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