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bridge — GLEAR, TANDERAGEE

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bridge — GLEAR, TANDERAGEE
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Overview

bridge — GLEAR, TANDERAGEE is recorded as bridge in Monaghan. Single-arch skew canal bridge, built c.1840, carrying road over Ulster Canal. Round arch with dressed stone voussoirs.

Why it was built

The saved account records: Single-arch skew canal bridge, built c.1840, carrying road over Ulster Canal.

People and work

The saved account records: Round arch with dressed stone voussoirs.

How it changed

The saved account records: Squared random rubble stone to spandrel and parapet walls, dressed stone platband over arch ring and dressed stone copings to parapets.

What survives

The saved account records: West parapet wall broken and replaced with steel bars.

Why it mattered

bridge — GLEAR, TANDERAGEE matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: Although this bridge is somewhat overgrown and in poor condition, skilled craftsmanship is evident in the tooled stone voussoirs and copings, which greatly enliven the bridge. Linking Lough Neagh with Upper Lough Erne, this section of the Ulster canal opened in 1841 and was intended to provide a means of transport for passengers and bulk produce, thus aiding industry and the economy in the area. This piece of canal infrastructure is reminiscent of the industrial and social history of County Monaghan. 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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