What is recorded here

Six-arch road bridge, built c. 1730, over river. Random rubble walls, rubble stone triangular cutwater to east and west, stone coping to parapet. Segmental-headed arched openings with roughly dressed stone voussoirs. Bridge spanning Castletown River.

Fords Bridge is an attractive bridge of traditional construction that forms an important component of Castletown riverscape. The six arches are intercepted by triangular cutwaters both up and downstream with the central arch being the largest in scale. This bridge has retained its original composition and form and is a site which holds technical interest within County Louth.

This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.