Bridge in Lakingstown

Single-arch canal accommodation bridge carrying small road over Royal Canal, built c.1810. Constructed of dressed limestone having ashlar limestone detailing including projecting string course at parapet base level/road level and copping over parapets. Cut stone piers to ends of parapet walling. Located to the southwest of Ballynacarrigy.

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. Forms a pair of related structures with the canal lock adjacent to the east (15401012).