Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bridge
Kilbeg,Dunmore,Moyne, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbeg,Dunmore,Moyne
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Colooney Bridge
- Coordinates
- 52.86317, -7.39957
- SMR number
- LA029-033----
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)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
The Down Survey barony map shows a crossing here and marked on the 1906 edition of the OS 6-inch map. No visible surface remains of early bridge. Modern bridge located here now.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Urn burialunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.