Mullagh Old Bridge

Mageragh/ Ballykeel, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland

The record

Designation: Record only (not listed)
Grade: Record Only
Type: Bridge
Date of construction: 1820 - 1839
Address: Mullagh Old Bridge, Adjacent to 40 Main Rd, Ballymartin, Kilkeel, Newry, Co Down, BT34 4NW
Townland: Mageragh/ Ballykeel
Council: Newry, Mourne and Down
Country: Northern Ireland
Coordinates: 54.07523, -5.96425
Date of survey: 31 July 1997
HB reference: HB16/02/061

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Single span bridge carries the former Newcastle - Kilkeel road over the Mullagh River. Parapets and spandrels of random granite fieldstones, and the voussoirs and soffit of split Silurian rubble. Two phases of construction: the upstream span has a semicircular profile and the downstream section, which is approximately twice the width of the up portion, has a segmental span. Bridge faces recently repointed with cement and parapets coped with cement.

Historical information

Marked on 1834 OS 6” map (Down sheet 56), but superseded by a new bridge just upstream by the 1859 edition. Probably of 18th century date.

Primary sources:
1. PRONI-(1834 OS 6'' map).
2. PRONI-(1859 OS 6'' map).

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Of some historical interest and local value.

Nearby in the register

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