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D'Arcy's Bridge
Photo: Royalcanalrunner · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file · tap to enlarge
Regional rating (NIAH)

D'Arcy's Bridge

Rated Regional on the National InventoryOne of 28 rated Regional in Killucan-Rathwire
BBridgeBBuilt 1800–1810
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About D'Arcy's Bridge

D'Arcy's Bridge is one of 28 buildings in Killucan-Rathwire the National Inventory rates Regional. D'Arcy's Bridge dates from 1800–1810. One other place on the record stands within 400 m.

A typically well-built canal bridge, which is a valuable part of the architectural heritage of Westmeath and the industrial heritage of Ireland. Although humble in form, this structure has a simple and functional elegance.

From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 15402735 · 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 · 15402735↗

Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 2 historic places in about 5 minutes

Killucan-Rathwire · about 200 m on foot, as the crow flies

More like it

More walls, gates and bridges on the record near Killucan-Rathwire

The nearest is Moyvally Bridge in Longwood, 15 km away. All 8 are pictured and within 40 km. Farthest out is Colgans Bridge, Edenderry, 18 km away.

Questions about D'Arcy's Bridge

Is D'Arcy's Bridge on the National Inventory?

Yes: rated Regional (record 15402735).

Can you visit D'Arcy's Bridge?

It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.

When was D'Arcy's Bridge built?

Its National Inventory record dates it to 1800–1810.

Is D'Arcy's 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).

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).