- Address
- Ballycumber
- Type
- Bridge
- NIAH reg. no.
- 14801009
Ballycumber Bridge
Ballycumber
About Ballycumber Bridge
The National Inventory rates Ballycumber Bridge Regional, one of 2 in Ballycumber. Ballycumber Bridge dates from 1840–1860. 3 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This simple single-arch bridge is enhanced by the use of different stone finishes in its construction. It was erected by the Board of Works as part of its Brosna drainage scheme.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 14801009 · 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 · 14801009↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 4 historic places in about 10 minutes
Ballycumber · about 400 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Ballycumber BridgeStart here
- 2Ballycumber House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 3Ballycumber House (folly)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 4John Gavin or Corner HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
2 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Walls, gates and bridges on the record near Ballycumber
The list holds 8, all within 40 km and photographed. Just 12 km away stands Srah Bridge, in Tullamore. 25th Lock in Tullamore is the farthest, at 16 km.
Questions about Ballycumber Bridge
Is Ballycumber Bridge on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 14801009).
Can you visit Ballycumber Bridge?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Ballycumber Bridge built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1840–1860.
Is Ballycumber 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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