Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Bridge at Old Mill
Ballygalley, Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Bridge
- Date of construction
- 1780 - 1799
- Address
- Bridge at Old Mill, Millvale, Ballygalley, Larne, Co Antrim
- Townland
- Ballygalley
- Council
- Mid and East Antrim
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.89220, -5.86213
- Date of survey
- 15 June 1997
- HB reference
- HB06/03/018
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 1757 "Carte Reduite des Isles Britanniques Troisieme Feuille Partie Meridionale de l'Ecosse." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A single arched hump-backed bridge over a stream, built of rubble with a crude projecting string course at carriageway level above the segmental arch, and cement copings to the parapets which have angled returns at the extremities. At the north end on the east side there is a later segmental brick arched opening at road level, presumably for the drain-off of surface water.
SETTING: The bridge stands at the centre of a small hamlet in a rural area.
Historical information
The bridge appears on the first OS map of 1833 and may be dated to the 18th century.
References - Primary
1. OS Map 1833, Co Antrim 35.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
An 18th century bridge of some charm.
Nearby in the register
- Old Mill at MillvaleOutbuildingsunder 1 mi
- Bridge near MillvaleBridgeunder 1 mi
- Bridge at Cairncastle RoadBridgeunder 1 mi
- WheyburnHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.