Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bridge
County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.34439, -6.27631
- SMR number
- DU018-020043-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
American Geographical Society Library, UW-MilwaukeeLionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public LibraryDigital Commonwealth, Boston Public LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Known as 'Pole Gate Bridge' this lay immediately outside the Pole Gate spanning the Poddle River. It is mentioned in a document in 1574 (Gilbert 1854-9, 3, 358, Bradley & King 1987, 1, 38; FMD map (1978) C4).
Compiled by : Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 2 August 2012
References
Gilbert, J.T. 1854-9 (Reprint 1978) A history of the city of Dublin, 3 vols. Dublin. Gill and Macmillan.
Clarke, H.B. 1978 Dublin c. 840 - c. 1540: the medieval town in the modern city. Dublin.
Bradley, J. and King, H.A. 1988 Urban archaeological survey - county Dublin (4 vols.). Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
Nearby in the register
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- Chapelunder 1 mi
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.