Survey Data
Reg No
32402618
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Technical
Original Use
Foot bridge
In Use As
Foot bridge
Date
1830 - 1850
Coordinates
169858, 324804
Date Recorded
09/09/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Wrought-iron suspension footbridge over river, erected c. 1840. Wrought- and cast-iron suspension gantries on rubble masonry abutments to east and west banks, steel suspension cables, wrought-iron deck cradles, timber plank decking. Spans Arrow Unshin River to south of Markree Castle.
Appraisal
This attractive and unusual suspension footbridge displays a high level of technical skill and craftsmanship in its construction. As a mainly ornamental feature it is of considerable artistic interest and would have provided a romantic eye-catcher for boating parties departing from or returning to the nearby boathouse or landing stage at the foot of the Castle gardens.