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Leitrim Bridge, County Monaghan 41401014 Reg. No. 41401014 Date 1830 - 1850 Previous Name N/A Townland KILLYNEILL County County Monaghan Coordinates 272316, 335920 Categories of Special Interest ARCHITECTURAL TECHNICAL Rating Regional Original Use bridge In Use As foot bridge   Description Single-arch limestone humpback former canal bridge, constructed c.1840, over Ulster Canal, latter now disused. Closed to road traffic. Constructed with irregular block-cut limestone walls having granite copings to parapet walls and granite string course over arch. Splayed walls to approach now largely removed. Round arch with ashlar voussoirs and soffit. Towpath platform running underneath arch to north and remains of grass towing path and canal to east and west. Located east of Saint Patrick's Church and graveyard. Appraisal Leitrim Bridge is a fine stone bridge spanning the Ulster Canal and is a significant reminder of canal development in Ireland. The canal itself runs through Armagh, Tyrone, Monaghan and Fermanagh and was built between 1825 and 1842, from Lough Neagh to Lough Erne at a length of 74km with 26 locks. Its locks, built narrower than the other Irish waterways, prevented through-trade, and had an inadequate water supply and fell into rapid decline from the mid-nineteenth century and finally closed in 1931. Although disused and in a dilapidated state, it exhibits good-quality stone masonry and fine, crisp joints. It forms an attractive eye-catcher in the landscape.   Back To Results