Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bridge
Island East, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Island East
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Island Br.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Island Br.
- Coordinates
- 53.70510, -8.61361
- SMR number
- GA001-019----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1857 · Ireland (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Crossing the W-E Island river (Wth c. 8m) in a low-lying level landscape with a ridge rising c. 100m to the S. A bridge of two arches (Wth 6.25m), constructed of roughly coursed limestone has plank centering under the S arch, suggesting that the core of the structure, but not its outer faces, is medieval in date. There is a breakwater pier on the side, and the parapet on the S side is renewed.
The following image has been uploaded: GA001-019----.jpg
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.