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The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007
Situated over the Castletown River NW of Castletown Castle, it was built by John Bellew and Dame Mary Birmingham in 1674, according to a stone plaque in the centre of the W wall of the structure. The bridge was repaired in 1880 and the stone plaque re-set. On the upper portion of the stone there is a wreath within which are the arms of Sir John Bellew and his wife. On the lower half of the plaque is the inscription. The stone plaque is slightly recessed and is capped by a late medieval jamb stone from a window. The bridge has five eyes and is built of limestone blocks and greywacke, but the top of the walls have been replaced with modern cut stone. (CLAJ 1905, 23-4)
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