Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Linford Bridge
Linford, Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Bridge
- Date of construction
- 1840 - 1859
- Address
- Linford Bridge, Loughdoo Road, Linford, Glenarm, Ballymena, Co Antrim
- Townland
- Linford
- Council
- Mid and East Antrim
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.89686, -5.94482
- Date of survey
- 03 April 2001
- HB reference
- HB06/02/085
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 1831 "Scotland southern." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Small, single arch, largely basalt rubble-constructed road bridge of perhaps c.1840, carrying the Loughdoo Road over a small stream. The bridge is located on the Loughdoo Road, roughly six miles S of Glenarm.
The bridge has a splay at both ends and a single small semicircular arch with roughly dressed voussoirs. To the W face there is a buttress to the N side of the arch and a small date stone above. Metal grills have been placed against the arch to the E face (one of these grills is actually a farm gate).
To both sides of the structure there are low parapets, also largely in basalt rubble.
Historical information
A bridge is shown on this site on the OS map of 1857, but not that of 1832.
References- Primary sources
1 PRONI OS/6/1/29/1 OS map, Co Antrim sh 29, 1832-33
2 PRONI OS/6/1/29/2 OS map, Co Antrim sh 29, 1857
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Small, single arch, largely basalt rubble-constructed road bridge of perhaps c.1840, carrying the Loughdoo Road over a small stream
Nearby in the register
- Dunteige BridgeBridgeunder 1 mi
- McCartney's BridgeBridgeunder 1 mi
- Feystown RC ChurchChurch2 mi
- House at 53 Deerpark RoadHouse2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.