Crosspatrick Bridge, Crosspatrick Road, Moneymore, Magherafelt

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

A narrow humpback arch stone bridge over the Ballymully River. A single semi-circular 7 metre span arch bridge built of black random rubble stonework with thin long random voissoirs. Underside of arch daubed with mortar. Width between parapet walls 4½ metres, overall length 17 metres. One parapet splays on the W side. Parapet approximately 1 metre high with cement hogsback coping without overhang.

Historical information

Being a semi-circular arch construction the bridge could be late 18th cent but probably early 19th cent. built under the Grand Jury system. Described as a footwalk on 1832 map and as a bridge on 1856 map. Nearby is Crosspatrick well formerly a place where “Stations” were performed and dedicated to St Patrick. There was reputed to be a cross within the well. The well was filled in with rubble in recent years by a local farmer and though identified on the O.S. map no trace of the well could be detected.

References

Primary Sources
1. O.S. Map 1832 Londonderry sh. 48.
2. O.S. Map 1832 Rev. 1856 Londonderry sh. 48.
3. O.S. Map 1906 Rev. 1975 Londonderry sh. 109.
4. O.S. Memoirs of Ireland, Parishes of Co Londonderry I, 1830, 1834, 1836 p. 32.
Vol. 6 Ed by Angelique Day and Patrick McWilliams Q.U.B.

Secondary Sources
1. Munn, A.M. Notes on the Place Names of the Parishes and Townlands of the County of Londonderry p. 27.

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A pleasing early 19th cent rustic bridge over the Ballymully River in undulating farming landscape. The bridge and townland takes its name from the Cross of St Patrick which stood in a celebrated well where “Stations” were performed.