Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bridge
Newcastle, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newcastle
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Newcastle Br.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Newcastle Br.
- Coordinates
- 53.56183, -7.72575
- SMR number
- LF027-045----
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
Spanning the Inny River. Described in 1682 as a wooden bridge 'built lately by Robert Chawpen [Choppin] Esqr.', who was also reputedly involved in the construction of the bridge (LF023-113008-) at Abbeyshrule (Gillespie and Moran 1991, 209). No visible remains survive but the present bridge is probably built on its site. The latter bridge is a four-arched road bridge dating from c. 1775 (www.buildingsofireland.ie, Reg. 13402707, last accessed 26 March 2012).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 5 September 2012
References
Gillespie, R. and Moran, G. (eds.) 1991 Longford: essays in county history. Dublin. Lilliput Press.
Nearby in the register
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.