Overview
steps — Sligo Road is recorded as steps in Roscommon. Twenty limestone steps descending from main road to the bank of the River Shannon, built c.1850. Steps flanked by snecked limestone walls with tooled rounded coping.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Twenty limestone steps descending from main road to the bank of the River Shannon, built c.1850.
People and work
The saved account records: Steps flanked by snecked limestone walls with tooled rounded coping.
How it changed
The saved account records: Cast-iron railings surmount coping to bottom section of steps.
What survives
The official record fixes the place and calls it steps. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
steps — Sligo Road matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: These steps, to the south-west of the bridge, are executed in a similar style adding uniformity within the site. The finely-tooled stonework, together with the undisturbed setting of these steps, creates an attractive setting. 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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