Derrybawn Bridge
Laragh
About Derrybawn Bridge
The National Inventory rates Derrybawn Bridge Regional, one of 7 in Laragh. Derrybawn Bridge dates from 1795–1815. One other place on the record stands within 400 m.
This early 19th-century road bridge was probably built as part of the military road that cut through the centre of the County in the wake of the 1798 rebellion, and as such is of some importance; it has been little altered over the years.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 16314008 · 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 · 16314008↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 2 historic places in about 5 minutes
Laragh · about 100 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Derrybawn BridgeStart here
- 2Derrybawn HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
1 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Near Laragh: more walls, gates and bridges on the record
Start with Rathdrum Bridge in Rathdrum, 8.8 km away. The list holds 8, all within 40 km and photographed. Farthest out is Cloghleagh Bridge, Manor Kilbride, 22 km away.
Questions about Derrybawn Bridge
Is Derrybawn Bridge on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 16314008).
Can you visit Derrybawn Bridge?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Derrybawn Bridge built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1795–1815.
Is Derrybawn 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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