Saunder's Bridge
Ardmore Road, Mullingar
About Saunder's Bridge
Saunder's Bridge is one of 218 buildings in Mullingar the National Inventory rates Regional. Saunder's Bridge dates from 1800–1810. 4 other places on the record stand 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 with the concave profile of the side walls a notably feature.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 15310086 · 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 · 15310086↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 20 minutes
Mullingar · about 1 km on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Saunder's BridgeStart here
- 2MaglonaRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m on
- 3Lakeview HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
- 4Sunday WellRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m on
- 5The RectoryRegional 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 Mullingar
Footy's Bridge in Killucan-Rathwire is the nearest, at 11 km. All 8 are pictured and within 40 km. 34th Lock in Ballynacargy is the farthest, at 14 km.
Questions about Saunder's Bridge
Is Saunder's Bridge on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 15310086).
Can you visit Saunder's Bridge?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Saunder's Bridge built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1800–1810.
Is Saunder'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).
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