Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB24/17/070

Address :
Ardmillan Bridge Ardmillan Road Ballymartin/Craigarusky Killinchy Co Down BT23 6QW BT23

Townland:
Ballymartin/ Craigarusky

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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:
167/12

IG Ref:
J5081 6273

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Owner Category

Exterior Description And Setting

Small neat road bridge over the River Blackwater, just S of the small hamlet of Ardmillan, c.1.5 miles N of the village of Killinchy. The bridge is built of basalt rubble with two segmental arches and a cutwater to each side. The parapet is has cement render coping. A metal water pipe has been inserted through the cutwater on the E side. The bridge is partly covered in ivy but appears to be in good condition. The bridge is set at a slight angle to the road.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

A bridge is marked on this site on the OS maps of 1834 and 1859-60, which probably corresponds to the structure we see today. References- Primary sources 1 PRONI OS Maps 1st ed. 1834, Co. Down 16. 2 PRONI OS Maps 1st rev. 1859-60, Co. Down 16. Secondary sources 1 Fred Hammond “Communications in Co. Down” in 'Down- History and society', ed Lindsay Proudfoot (Dublin 1997), pp.599-628.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Small, simple, rubble built bridge of probable pre 1834 origin, now partly covered in greenery but still in good condition.

General Comments

Date of Survey

07 July 1998