Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Bridge
Deer Park/ Lisnawesnagh, Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Bridge
- Date of construction
- 1840 - 1859
- Address
- Bridge, Deer Park and Lisnawesnagh, Rosslea, Co Fermanagh
- Townland
- Deer Park/ Lisnawesnagh
- Council
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.25009, -7.16871
- Date of survey
- 01 October 2000
- HB reference
- HB12/01/078
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 1838 "Ireland, north sheet." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A single skew semicircular span carries a two-lane road over a stream. Although the bridge is skew, the soffit stones are laid orthogonally. Voussoirs of dressed sandstone with rusticated keystones. Abutments of dressed sandstone blocks. Spandrels and parapets of squared sandstone rubble. The latter are coped with large pitched blocks and have square terminal piers with slightly raised rusticated caps. A metal pipe is carried across the upstream (W) face.
Historical information
First appears on the 1857 OS 6" map, indicating a mid 19th century construction date.
Primary sources
1. OS 6" map, 1st edition (1834), Co Fermanagh, sheet 36.
2. OS 6" map, 1st edition (1857), Co Fermanagh, sheet 36.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A typical small-scale bridge of no special merit.
Nearby in the register
- Houseunder 1 mi
- Houseunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Lismacsheela HouseHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.