Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bridge
Kilteasheen,knockvicar, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilteasheen,knockvicar
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Knockvicar Br.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Knockvicar Br.
- Coordinates
- 53.99873, -8.19516
- SMR number
- RO006-178----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
There are reference to a bridge at Knockvicar in 1595 when Hugh Roe O'Donnell crossed over it into Co. Roscommon (OSL vol. 1, 92; AFM vol. 6, 1963). Weld (1832, 246) says that a bridge was constructed here in 1728. However, the present bridge (L 65m) has three arches and was probably built by the Shannon Navigation in 1840s.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
AFM - Annals of the kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters from the earliest period to the year 1616, ed. and trans. John O'Donovan (7 vols., Dublin, 1851; reprint New York, 1966)
Weld, I. 1832 Statistical survey of the county Roscommon. Dublin, Royal Dublin Society
OSL - Ordnance Survey Letters. Letters written by members of the Ordnance Survey's 'Topographical Department' (T. O'Conor, A. O'Curry, E. Curry, J. O'Donovan and P. O'Keeffe) sent to headquarters from the field (1834-41). MSS in Royal Irish Academy.
Nearby in the register
- Religious house - Franciscan Third Order Regularunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Weir - regulatingunder 1 mi
- Kilnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.