Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bridge
Dunamon, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dunamon
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Dunamon Br.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Dunamon Br.
- Coordinates
- 53.63362, -8.31907
- SMR number
- RO038-009----
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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
Crossing a W-E section of the River Suck immediately below Donamon Castle (RO038-010----), which is c. 100m to the S. A bridge is marked on Petty's map of Ballymoe barony (1683) and a bridge is present on Grosse's illustration of the Dunamon fortified house (RO038-010002-) (Grose 1791, vol. 2, Pl. 92). The bridge of ten arches is built of a single construction (Wth 5.5m). It may be 18th century in date.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Grose, F. 1791 The antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols. London. S. Hooper.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- House - fortified houseunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.