Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB24/16/048

Address :
Capel Bridge, Kilcarn Road, Drumreagh & Ballymacashen, Ballygowan, Co. Down BT23 6SH

Townland:
Drumreagh & Ballymacashen,

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Bridge

Former Use
Bridge

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
Yes

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
186/2

IG Ref:
J4587 6039

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Owner Category

Central Govt

Exterior Description And Setting

Road bridge carrying the Kilcarn Road over the Capel Water, sited c.2.5 miles SE of Ballygowan. Little can be seen of this bridge as it is almost entirely covered in greenery, however it appears to be constructed of basalt rubble with a single semicircular arch. The bridge also appears to be largely original. The road is covered in tarmac.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

A bridge is shown on this site on the OS Maps of 1834 and 1858. On the former map, however, the bridge is marked ‘Dunder [or Dundee] Bridge’. References- Primary sources 1 PRONI OS map 1st ed. 1834 Down 16. 2 PRONI OS map 1st rev. 1858-60 Down 16. 3 EHS OS map 186-2 (1:2500) 1974. Secondary sources 1 W.A. McCutcheon ‘The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland’ (HMSO 1980), pp.15-16.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Simple rubble built road bridge of probable pre 1834 origin which appears largely untouched but which is almost completely covered in greenery.

General Comments

Date of Survey

19 January 1999