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Balroe Bridge

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Balroe Bridge
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Single-arch hump-backed canal bridge carrying small road (accommodation road) over Royal Canal, built c.1810. Constructed of ashlar limestone with ashlar limestone detailing including projecting string course at parapet base level/road level. Cut stone pillars to ends of parapet walling. Located adjacent to Lock 34…

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Single-arch hump-backed canal bridge carrying small road (accommodation road) over Royal Canal, built c.1810. Constructed of ashlar limestone with ashlar limestone detailing including projecting string course at parapet base level/road level. Cut stone pillars to ends of parapet walling. Located adjacent to Lock 34 (15401109) and associated lock-keeper's house and to the southeast of Ballynacarrigy Harbour.
A typically well-built canal bridge, which is a valuable part of the architectural heritage of Westmeath and the industrial heritage of Ireland. Although humble in form, this structure has a simple and functional elegance. It is robustly built in fine stone masonry, which is testament to the long term ambitions of the Royal Canal Company at the start of the nineteenth century. The use of locally sourced material gives it a distinctive visual appeal and helps to integrate this feature into the local landscape.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 15401108

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  • JP, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Stephan van Helden, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
  • Charles T. G. Clarke, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
34th LockLock · 23 yd

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outbuilding353 yd

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Ballysallagh HouseHouse · 1538 yd

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water pump1694 yd

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presbytery/parochial/curate's house1.1 mi

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Catholic Church of the NativityChurch/chapel · 1.1 mi

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Carrick CastleCastle · 4.5 mi

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Common Alder5.2 mi

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Children's playground7.8 miComputer-made picture. It does not show this playground.

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Streete CommunityChildren's playground · 8.8 miComputer-made picture. It does not show this playground.

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Coolamber CastleHouse, fortified house · 9.8 mi

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