Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Hollow Bridge
Ballyharigan, Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Bridge
- Date of construction
- 1780 - 1799
- Address
- Hollow Bridge, Near Altmover Road, Adjacent to Mission Hall, Dungiven, Co Londonderry, BT47
- Townland
- Ballyharigan
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.94168, -6.98017
- Date of survey
- 30 July 1999
- HB reference
- HB02/04/018
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 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A semi-circular arched stone bridge over the Altmover burn on the former line of the Altmover Road.
A semi-circular stone arch bridge springing from the waterline with irregular voissoirs but in a regular line and giving a sharp edge to the intrados. It spans approximately 4½ metres and has a carriageway of 3.6 metres without parapet. The road is now a laneway and the bridge is overgrown. On the downstream side the arch shows signs of possible collapse and there is a wide lateral crack on the intrados. The construction is local sandstone.
Historical information
Being a semi-circular arched bridge with narrow carriageway this is probably of a late 18th century date. It is shown on the 1832 O.S. map and the line of the road is shown changed on the 1856 revision. It is not referred to in the O.S. Memoirs.
References
Primary Sources
1. O.S. Map 1st Edition 1832 Londonderry sheet no 24
2. O.S. 1st Rev. 1856 Londonderry sheet no 24
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A late 18th century single arch sandstone bridge over the Altmover Burn at the bottom end of Altmover Glen and known as the Hollow Bridge. It is typical of the early narrow bridges. However many of this type survive in good order and listing is not justified.
Nearby in the register
- Former Flax MillMillunder 1 mi
- Mission HallChurchunder 1 mi
- St Mary’s New ChurchChurch1 mi
- St Mary’s Church (RC)Church1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.