Griffith Bridge
Shannon Harbour, Banagher
About Griffith Bridge
Griffith Bridge is one of 31 buildings in Banagher the National Inventory rates Regional. Its record dates Griffith Bridge to 1800–1805. 6 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This bridge remains in excellent condition, a testament to local sensitivity to its historic quality. Spanning the Grand Canal, it leads to the village of Shannon Harbour.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 14922003 · 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 · 14922003↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 3 historic places in about 5 minutes
Banagher · about 300 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Griffith BridgeStart here
- 2The Harbour Master's HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 3Shannon Harbour BarracksRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
Banagher Martello TowerRegional rating (NIAH)4.2 kmBanagher Billiard HallRegional rating (NIAH)4.2 km4 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
More walls, gates and bridges on the record near Banagher
Closest of all: 33rd Lock, Belmont, 5 km away. The list holds 8, all within 40 km and photographed. Farthest out is “Bridge, Riverstown”, Birr, 16 km away.
Questions about Griffith Bridge
Is Griffith Bridge on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 14922003).
Can you visit Griffith Bridge?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Griffith Bridge built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1800–1805.
Is Griffith 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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