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Rail Bridge 8,

Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rail Bridge 8, Newry, Mourne and Down, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Record only (not listed)
Grade
D1 Record Only
Type
Bridge
Address
Rail Bridge 8,, Belfast/Dublin Line,, Goragh Road,, Newry,, Co.Down
Council
Newry, Mourne and Down
Country
Northern Ireland
Coordinates
54.20762, -6.36822
Date of survey
26 January 2015
HB reference
HB16/21/052

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

This building 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.
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Single arch railway bridge over Goragh Road carrying Belfast/Dublin line. Segmental headed arch. Squared random-coursed rock-faced stone walling to bridge and retaining walls. Random stone coping to parapet topped by plain tubular metal railings.

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

This building 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.
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Single arch railway bridge over Goragh Road carrying Belfast/Dublin line. Segmental headed arch. Squared random-coursed rock-faced stone walling to bridge and retaining walls. Random stone coping to parapet topped by plain tubular metal railings.

General comments

This building 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.
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Single arch railway bridge over Goragh Road carrying Belfast/Dublin line. Segmental headed arch. Squared random-coursed rock-faced stone walling to bridge and retaining walls. Random stone coping to parapet topped by plain tubular metal railings.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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