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Viaduct in Balbriggan

Viaduct
Viaduct in Balbriggan
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The Railway Viaduct The eleven arch limestone and brick railway viaduct was designed by Sir John McNeill and constructed by William Dargan between 1799 and 1867. This forms part of the Dublin to Drogheda railway, which opened in 1844 linking the coastal towns of Fingal.
The Railway Viaduct The eleven arch limestone and brick railway viaduct was designed by Sir John McNeill and constructed by William Dargan between 1799 and 1867. This forms part of the Dublin to Drogheda railway, which opened in 1844 linking the coastal towns of Fingal. · Photo: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Railway Viaduct The eleven arch limestone and brick railway viaduct was designed by Sir John McNeill and constructed by William Dargan between 1799 and 1867. This forms part of the Dublin to Drogheda railway, which opened in 1844 linking the coastal towns of Fingal.
The Railway Viaduct The eleven arch limestone and brick railway viaduct was designed by Sir John McNeill and constructed by William Dargan between 1799 and 1867. This forms part of the Dublin to Drogheda railway, which opened in 1844 linking the coastal towns of Fingal. · Photo: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0

What is recorded here

Eleven-arch limestone railway viaduct over harbour, built 1843-1844. Renovated c.1990. Built by Dublin and Drogheda Railway, contractor: W. Dargan, Engineer: Sir. John MacNeill.WALLS:Rock-faced cut-limestone; limestone ashlar quoins to piers; replacement iron railings, c.1990, to footpaths flanking railway tracks.OPENINGS:Round-headed arches; cut-stone voussoirs; red brick Flemish bond soffit; some openings blocked up using red brick.

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John MacNeill.WALLS:Rock-faced cut-limestone; limestone ashlar quoins to piers; replacement iron railings, c.1990, to footpaths flanking railway tracks.OPENINGS:Round-headed arches; cut-stone voussoirs; red brick Flemish bond soffit; some openings blocked up using red brick.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 11305021

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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