Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB18/05/008

Address :
Bridge Downpatrick Road Cumber / Drumnaconagher Ballynahinch Co Down

Townland:
Raleagh

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Survey 2:
B2

Date of Listing:
31/03/2005 00:00:00

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:
204/12

IG Ref:
J3986 4968

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Owner Category

Exterior Description And Setting

Rubble built road bridge of possible pre 1834 construction carrying the Cumber Road over the Ballynahinch River. The bridge is located roughly 2.5 miles E of Ballynahinch. The bridge is in random fieldstone rubble. There are two segmental arches with a cutwater between and buttresses close to the banks on each side. The lower portions of the bridge have been reinforced in concrete. The road is covered in Tarmac.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

A bridge is shown on this site on the OS map of 1834. Given the relative simplicity of the present structure it is possible that this is substantially the same bridge indicated on the map. References- Primary sources 1 PRONI OS/6/3/30/1 OS map, Down sh 30, 1834 2 PRONI OS/6/3/30/2 OS map, Down sh 30, 1858 Secondary sources 1 Peter O’Keefe and Tom Simington ‘Irish stone bridges: History and heritage’ (Irish Academic Press 1991)

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

A. Style B. Proportion C. Ornamentation D. Plan Form F. Structural System

Historic Interest

X. Local Interest

Evaluation

Rubble built double arch road bridge, of possible pre 1834 construction, carrying the Cumber Road over the Ballynahinch River. Of special interest for its age, style , proportion, unaltered plan and double arch .

General Comments

Date of Survey

12 October 2000