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Inscribed slab in Belladrihid,carrowgobbadagh,kilmacowen

Inscribed slab

What is recorded here

In a shallow valley with a small stream near the E end of Ballysadare Bay. There are no visible remains of a 17th-century bridge (SL020-23001-) referred to on a stone with a Latin inscription (which is now in Sligo County Museum: SL014-284009-) attributing the building of the bridge to Maria, wife of the soldier Roger Jones in the year 1628 (Sligo Field Club files). The present bridge is a disused causeway bridge of 19th-century appearance between a railway line and the modern N4 road. Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, University College Cork. Date of upload: 15 May 2009

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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