Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Captain's Bridge,
Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- D1 Record Only
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Captain's Bridge,, Drumnahunshin Road,, Drumharriff,, Belleek,, Co.Armagh
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.20521, -6.47177
- Date of survey
- 24 February 2015
- HB reference
- HB16/20/018
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 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
This bridge was surveyed in the First Survey but not listed. A partial record only was taken during the Second Survey as the building is not worthy of a full survey.
Road bridge with a single segmental-headed arch over River Blackwater and a second arch to side both carrying the Drumnahunshin Road. Local random coursed rubble stone walling to parapets and abutments. Squared stone coping to road parapets. Cement inner face of both arches.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
This bridge was surveyed in the First Survey but not listed. A partial record only was taken during the Second Survey as the building is not worthy of a full survey.
Road bridge with a single segmental-headed arch over River Blackwater and a second arch to side both carrying the Drumnahunshin Road. Local random coursed rubble stone walling to parapets and abutments. Squared stone coping to road parapets. Cement inner face of both arches.
General comments
This bridge was surveyed in the First Survey but not listed. A partial record only was taken during the Second Survey as the building is not worthy of a full survey.
Road bridge with a single segmental-headed arch over River Blackwater and a second arch to side both carrying the Drumnahunshin Road. Local random coursed rubble stone walling to parapets and abutments. Squared stone coping to road parapets. Cement inner face of both arches.
Nearby in the register
- St. Brigid's RC ChurchNo type recordedunder 1 mi
- ST. LUKE'S CHURCHCHURCHunder 1 mi
- Bridge 9,Bridgeunder 1 mi
- KINGSMILL MANSEHOUSE1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.