Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Bridge
Killyvilly/ Lisnawesnagh, Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade B2
- Grade
- B2
- Type
- Bridge
- Date of listing
- 28 November 2005
- Date of construction
- 1860 - 1879
- Address
- Bridge, Killyvilly and Lisnawesnagh, Rosslea, Co Fermanagh
- Townland
- Killyvilly/ Lisnawesnagh
- Council
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.24825, -7.16664
- Date of survey
- 01 October 2000
- HB reference
- HB12/01/083
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 3 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1854 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A substantial single segmental span carries a two-lane road over the River Finn. Of very finely dressed random sandstone blocks. Voussoirs are of finely dressed vee-jointed sandstone blocks with rusticated keystones. Remainder of bridge is also of finely dressed random sandstone blocks laid to courses. Parapets are of larger blocks, with a string course along the inside face of their pitched copings. The parapets terminate in out-projecting vee-jointed piers with rusticated faces and shallow shouldered pyramidal caps. The middle block of each parapet is also slightly raised and has shallow pyramidal finished to its top face. The inside face of the downstream (SW) block bears an eroded inscription: "Wm McPhillips/ Builder/ 1868". Curved wing wall to left bank of upstream side. Two pipes are carried across the downstream face.
Historical information
A road runs close to this location on both the 1834 or 1857 OS 6" maps. Datestone attests to the present bridge's construction in 1868. Cited on 1907 OS 6" map as Lisnawesnagh Bridge, the earlier road now being realigned.
Primary sources
1. OS map, 1st edition 1834, Co Fermanagh 36.
2. OS map, 2nd edition 1857, Co Fermanagh 36.
3. OS map, 3rd edition 1907, Co Fermanagh 36.
4. Datestone.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
Criteria for listing: historic interest
X. Local Interest
Evaluation
An unusually well executed and embellished bridge with an attested construction date and builder.
Nearby in the register
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- Bridgeunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.