Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bridge
Callan North,callan South, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Callan North,callan South
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.54491, -7.38799
- SMR number
- KK026-010025-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Thomas Stuish’s map of 1681, copied in 1765 by Richard Frizell, shows a, ‘New Bridge’ c. 150m E of the ‘Old Bridge’, the latter being the bridge (KK026-010083-) between Upper and Lower Bridge Street (Manning 1998, 63, fig. 13). It is possible that the ‘New Bridge’ was built in the 17th century, though the name ‘new’ can remain in place for many generations, so it could be even earlier in date. It seems likely to have been at the point where Clothier’s Lane runs N from Mill Street (formerly East Street) to the river, providing access to the Abbey lands on the N side of the river. There is no visible trace of the bridge at ground level.
See attached:
KK026-010025-_01 Thomas Stuish’s map of 1681, copied in 1765 by Richard Frizell (from Manning 1998,
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 24 June 2022
References
Manning, C. 1998 The Civil Survey of Inistioge and Callan, Co. Kilkenny. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries 128, 48-73.
Nearby in the register
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Historic townunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.