Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Cavanacaw Bridge,
Cavanacaw Upper/ Cavanacaw Lower, Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade B1
- Grade
- B1
- Type
- Bridge
- Date of listing
- 9 August 2010
- Date of construction
- 1840 - 1859
- Address
- Cavanacaw Bridge,, Laurel Road, Omagh,, Co Tyrone, BT78 5DH
- Townland
- Cavanacaw Upper/ Cavanacaw Lower
- Council
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.57994, -7.37005
- Date of survey
- 13 February 2009
- HB reference
- HB11/08/024
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. b. Prov: Ulster. Counties: 13-21" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A single-span road bridge, built c.1850, carrying Laurel Road over Creevan Burn. Squared sandstone rubble piers, abutments, and parapet with rusticated sandstone quoins; rockfaced sandstone string course to carriageway level; squared sandstone rubble coping to parapet; parapet is rounded at north and south ends. Single semi-circular arch with dressed rockfaced voussoirs squared to form spandrels; soffit is coursed rockfaced sandstone. Further small semi-circular flood arch in square-headed recess to north.
The carriageway is approximately 5m wide. Bridge is located on rural road to south of junction; land at south bounded to road by timber fence.
Roof N/A
Walling Coursed sandstone rubble
Windows N/A
RWG N/A
Historical information
The bridge first appears on the second edition Ordnance Survey map of 1854 captioned ‘Cavanacaw Bridge’. On the first edition, the road is shown stopping at both sides of the river.
References:
Primary Sources
1. PRONI OS/6/6/34/1 – First Edition Ordnance Survey Map (1833)
2. PRONI OS/6/6/34/2 – Second Edition Ordnance Survey Map (1854)
3. PRONI OS/6/6/34/3 – Third Edition Ordnance Survey Map (1905-6)
4. PRONI OS/6/6/34/4 – Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey Map (1936-7)
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
D. Plan Form
F. Structural System
J. Setting
Criteria for listing: historic interest
X. Local Interest
Evaluation
A single-span road bridge, built c.1850, carrying Laurel Road over Creevan Burn. This robust sandstone bridge exhibits a range of stonework detailing and ornate dressings, including rubble, rusticated and ashlar stone. The bridge is a good example of the type and reflects the development of infrastructure in the county in the 19th century.
General comments
New listing.
Nearby in the register
- Bridge over Creevan BurnBridgeunder 1 mi
- Lime Kiln, Botera Upper Road, Omagh, Co Tyrone BT78 5LHRural Industryunder 1 mi
- Mill atStoreunder 1 mi
- AshfieldHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.