Overview
Lacklom Bridge is recorded as bridge in Donegal. Triple-arch bridge carrying road over the Ballintra River, built c. 1780, having V-profile cut stone cutwaters to central piers. North elevation now largely overgrown with vegetation.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Triple-arch bridge carrying road over the Ballintra River, built c. 1780, having V-profile cut stone cutwaters to central piers.
People and work
The saved account records: North elevation now largely overgrown with vegetation.
How it changed
The saved account records: Segmental-headed arches having roughly dressed voussoirs
What survives
The saved account records: Rubble stone wing walls to either side.
Why it mattered
Lacklom Bridge matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This impressive triple-arched road bridge retains its early character and form, despite some modern alterations, and is an appealing feature in the rural landscape to the north-west of Ballintra. It is one of a number of good quality bridges spanning the Ballintra River in this part of Donegal. It is robustly-constructed in rubble stone masonry, and its continued survival and use stands as testament to the quality of its original construction, and of the skill of the masons involved. The V-profile cutwaters and the roughly dressed stone voussoirs to the arches are noteworthy features, while the projecting impost… 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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