Liscooly Bridge, County Donegal

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

What is recorded here

Read the whole record

Seven-arch humpbacked bridge carrying road over the River Finn, built c. 1801, having five arches over river and two dry arches to the south end. V-profile rubble stone cutwaters to piers on both the upstream and downstream elevations. Segmental-headed arches having roughly squared rubble stone voussoirs, rubble stone construction to arch barrels. Rubble stone construction to piers and spandrels; rubble stone construction to parapets with rubble stone soldier coping over. Modern concrete under pining to piers, modern cement repairs to parapets in places. Rubble stone wing walls to the south having two small segmental-headed arches with rubble stone voussoirs. Wing walls to south step out from bridge parapets. Further small segmental-headed arch to the south having rubble stone voussoirs. Tarmacadam deck with grass verges. Located to the south of Liscooly.

This impressive and elegant humpbacked multi-arched road bridge retains its early character and form, and is an appealing feature in the rural landscape to the south of Liscooly. It is robustly-constructed in local rubble stone masonry, and its continued survival and use stands as testament to the quality of its original construction. The wide segmental-headed arches and thin piers with V-shaped cutwaters demonstrate a sophisticated level of design and engineering can are clearly the work of skilled masons. The Ordnance Survey Memoirs of 1836 records that Liscooly Bridge was ‘built in the year 1801 at the expense of about £1,100 pounds, raised by Grand Jury assessment. It has five water arches and two land ones to increase the waterway in time of floods’. It is possible that this bridge may contain earlier fabric although no bridge is depicted on Taylor and Skinner road map of 1777-83. It spans the site of an historic strategic fording point of the River Finn. Set in an idyllic location along the Finn Valley, this noteworthy bridge is an integral element of the built heritage and transport history of the local area, and is a feature of some aesthetic quality in the rural landscape to the south of Liscooly. It is one of a number of fine bridges that span the River Finn in Donegal.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 40907919

Places near here

Photo credits

Maker not stated on source page, www.1stdibs.com
Maker not stated on source page, ca.pinterest.com
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
Richard Webb, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, artuk.org
Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
Maker not stated on source page, scotlands-stories.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.ie

Standing stone in DrummurphyStanding stone · 189 yd

Explorer Tom Standing stone in Drummurphy is missing so badly it’s basically a rumour that got around town before anyone could check…

Megalithic tomb in LiscoolyMegalithic tomb · 265 yd

Explorer Tom The Megalithic tomb in Liscooly is just one lonely standing stone left behind. The map used to label the spot 'Giant’s…

Berwick HallCountry house · 309 yd

Explorer Tom Berwick Hall in Liscooly has that raised basement look, which feels like it’s waiting for someone to trip up the stone…

Cist in LiscoolyCist · 315 yd

Explorer Tom This Cist in Liscooly held an adolescent tucked into a crouch, with a split bowl wedged between their elbow and pelvis.…

bridge507 yd

Explorer Tom Bridge in Carranadore has projecting stones beneath the arch that look like leftover building tools. Built around 1800…

J. DavisHouse · 535 yd

Explorer Tom J. Davis in Liscooly is three buildings where the map makers got completely lost and named it after a guy who never…

Donaghmore Presbyterian ChurchChurch/chapel · 593 yd

Explorer Tom Donaghmore Presbyterian Church has a tapestry of a burning bush right behind the pulpit! I bet the preacher had to…

Standing stone in Carrick (killygordon Ed)Standing stone · 727 yd

Explorer Tom Standing stone in Carrick is hiding in a field that slopes right down. I think the grass grew so tall and thick it…

Fairy fort / ringfort in Carrick (killygordon Ed)Fairy fort / ringfort · 805 yd

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Carrick has vanished completely from the River Finn flood plain. It’s just excellent pasture…

Standing stone in CarricknashaneStanding stone · 979 yd

Explorer Tom Standing stone in Carricknashane is exactly 1.85 metres tall, which is a really good height! It sits on rolling land…

Kiltown HouseHouse · 1309 yd

Explorer Tom Kiltown House has very strong opinions about modern buildings, mostly that they’re ugly and leaky. It’s a…

Standing stone in DungormanStanding stone · 1432 yd

Explorer Tom Standing stone in Dungorman is officially gone, with no trace found during testing in 2005 before a house went up. It’s…

More historic places in County Donegal · All of County Donegal

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover