Overview
Old Bridge — KILDUFF LOWER is recorded as bridge in Cavan. Arched stone road bridge, built c.1780, spanning Owennayle River. Humped deck with parallel parapets, wing-walls splaying outwards at approach roads.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Arched stone road bridge, built c.1780, spanning Owennayle River.
People and work
The saved account records: Humped deck with parallel parapets, wing-walls splaying outwards at approach roads.
How it changed
The saved account records: Rubble stone parapets with Scotch copings.
What survives
The saved account records: Arches not viewed due to overgrowth.
Why it mattered
Old Bridge — KILDUFF LOWER matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: Spanning the Leitrim and Cavan county boundary, this stone bridge is a reminder of the road expansion schemes that were undertaken throughout the country in the late eighteenth century. It humped backed form, narrow width and construction are typical of its time. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
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