- Address
- Gallen
- Type
- Bridge
- NIAH reg. no.
- 14914006
Gallen Bridge
Gallen, Ferbane
About Gallen Bridge
Gallen Bridge is one of 18 buildings in Ferbane the National Inventory rates Regional. Its record dates Gallen Bridge to 1800–1810.
Gallen Bridge, also known as Armstrong Bridge, is a typical example of the canal bridge erected across the Grand Canal in Offaly. It makes a positive and attractive and prominent addition to the canalscape and is an important piece of architectural heritage associated with Ireland's inland waterways.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 14914006 · 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 · 14914006↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Finding Gallen Bridge
Ferbane
Gallen Priory (Religious house - Augustinian canons)Archaeological monument (SMR)1 km
Gallen Priory (country house)Regional rating (NIAH)1.1 kmFerbane Railway StationRegional rating (NIAH)1.3 kmGallen LodgeRegional rating (NIAH)1.5 kmSaint Mary's Parochial HallRegional rating (NIAH)1.6 kmFerbane BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)1.6 kmLike it: recorded walls, gates and bridges near Ferbane
Within 40 km, 8 have a photo. Just 3.8 km away stands 33rd Lock, in Belmont. At the edge of the list, 18 km away: “Bridge, Birr Castle”, Birr.
Questions about Gallen Bridge
Is Gallen Bridge on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 14914006).
Can you visit Gallen Bridge?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Gallen Bridge built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1800–1810.
Is Gallen 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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