Overview
bridge — DRUMACASLAN is recorded as bridge in Monaghan. Single-arch railway bridge, built c.1860, carrying road over Portadown and Cavan Branch of the former Ulster Railway. Triple-centred arch with rock-faced rusticated sandstone voussoirs and dressed sandstone soffits.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Single-arch railway bridge, built c.1860, carrying road over Portadown and Cavan Branch of the former Ulster Railway.
People and work
The saved account records: Triple-centred arch with rock-faced rusticated sandstone voussoirs and dressed sandstone soffits.
How it changed
The saved account records: Rock-faced rusticated sandstone buttresses flanking arch to each elevation.
What survives
The saved account records: Rock-faced rusticated spandrel and abutment walls, having tooled sandstone plat-bands at impost level and to base of parapet wall.
Why it mattered
bridge — DRUMACASLAN matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: The Monaghan-Clones Branch of the Ulster Railway (later subsumed into the Great Northern Railway) opened on 2nd March 1863, and closed in 1959. The widespread nature of the railway network in this area is indicative of the prevalence of industry in the locality. This well-composed bridge is representative of the skill in engineering and stone-working in the 19th century, with rusticated stone voussoirs enhancing the elegant arch, and large buttresses providing a sense of strength. Barely discernible from the road, it is an aesthetically-pleasing structure which serves a physical reminder of the extent and… This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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