Ballindrait Bridge

The saved account records: Triple-arch slightly humpbacked bridge carrying road over the Deele River, built c. 1740 and altered c. 1900, having partially rendered stepped V-profile rubble stone cutwaters to piers.

The saved account records: Modern concrete underpinning to piers and cutwaters.

The saved account records: Segmental-headed arches to south and north ends of bridge having rubble stone voussoirs, and rubble stone construction arch barrels.

The saved account records: Rubble stone construction to piers, abutments, and spandrels having remains of render over.

Ballindrait Bridge matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This appealing triple-arch bridge retains its early character and form, despite some later modifications and repairs, and is an appealing feature in the landscape to the south end of Ballindrait. It is robustly-constructed in local rubble stone masonry, and its continued survival and use stands as testament to the quality of its original construction, and of the skill of the masons involved. The unrefined rubble stone construction creates rather a picturesque and rustic appearance. The form of the arches to either end of the bridge, the slightly humpbacked form, the pronounced stepped rubble stone cutwaters and… This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.