- Type
- Bridge
- NIAH reg. no.
- 14916026
Ballycowan Bridge
About Ballycowan Bridge
The National Inventory rates Ballycowan Bridge Regional, one of 130 in Tullamore. Its record dates Ballycowan Bridge to 1790–1810.
This single-arch canal bridge forms part of an interesting group of related structures along the Grand Canal. It is executed to a high standard and is signifcant in terms of the associated lock.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 14916026 · 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 · 14916026↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Finding Ballycowan Bridge
Tullamore
Srah BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)1.9 kmCharleville Castle (worker's house)Regional rating (NIAH)3 kmCharleville Castle (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH)3.2 kmCharleville Estate OfficeRegional rating (NIAH)3.2 kmCharleville Castle (folly)Regional rating (NIAH)3.3 kmOther recorded walls, gates and bridges around Tullamore
There are 8 with photos within 40 km. Coola Bridge in Kilbeggan is the nearest, at 12 km. At the edge of the list, 23 km away: 33rd Lock, Belmont.
Questions about Ballycowan Bridge
Is Ballycowan Bridge on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 14916026).
Can you visit Ballycowan Bridge?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Ballycowan Bridge built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1790–1810.
Is Ballycowan 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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