Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bridge
Abbey Land,townparks (cavan Urban District),lurganboy (upper Loughtee By.), County Cavan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Abbey Land,townparks (cavan Urban District),lurganboy (upper Loughtee By.)
- County
- Cavan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.98946, -7.36231
- SMR number
- CV020-055008-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Depicted as early as c. 1593 on Netherclift's plan of Cavan Town, crossing Bridge Street in the same location as the present-day bridge. (O'Connell 1937, 301; Bradley and Dunne 1989, 45)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
References
Bradley, J. and Dunne, N. 1989 Urban archaeological survey - county Cavan. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
O'Connell, P. 1937 The Diocese of Kilmore: its history and antiquities. Dublin. Browne and Nolan.
Nearby in the register
- Religious house - Franciscan friarsunder 1 mi
- Schoolunder 1 mi
- Cross - Market crossunder 1 mi
- Historic townunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.