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Clydesford Bridge

Ballyrainey [and Ballyloughan], Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland

The record

Designation
Record only (not listed)
Grade
Record Only
Type
Bridge
Date of construction
1820 - 1839
Address
Clydesford Bridge, Ballyrainey Road, Ballyrainey & Ballyloughan, Newtownards, Co Down, BT23
Townland
Ballyrainey [and Ballyloughan]
Council
Ards and North Down
Country
Northern Ireland
Coordinates
54.56827, -5.76670
Date of survey
08 April 1998
HB reference
HB24/11/036

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1794 "Sheet 55. (Cary's England, Wales, and Scotland)." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Sandstone rubble built road bridge over the Enler River, c.1 mile NW of Comber. The bridge has two segmental arches and a central ‘cut water’ pier The bridge now has tie rods inserted and the parapet on the N side appears to have been re-constructed and has uppermost stones placed in an upright (‘spike’-like) position

Historical information

A bridge on this site is marked on the OS Maps of 1833/4 and 1858-60, though it named as‘Knockmashan Bridge’ in 1834.

References- Primary sources.
1 PRONI Ordnance Survey Maps 1st Edition 1834, Co. Down 10.
2 PRONI Ordnance Survey Maps 1st Revision 1858-60, Co. Down 10.

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Simple rubble built bridge of probable pre 1834 origin, repaired and strengthened in recent times.

Nearby in the register

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

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