Craigarusky Bridge, Ballymartin Road, Craigarusky/Ballymartin, Killinchy, Co Down, BT23 6QR is a Grade Record Only listed building in the Ards and North Down local planning authority area, Northern Ireland. First listed on 4 March 1977.

Craigarusky Bridge, Ballymartin Road, Craigarusky/Ballymartin, Killinchy, Co Down, BT23 6QR

WRENN ID
errant-spire-quill
Grade
Record Only
Local Planning Authority
Ards and North Down
Constituency
Strangford MP: Jim Shannon (DUP)
Country
Northern Ireland
Date first listed
4 March 1977
Address
Craigarusky Bridge, Ballymartin Road, Craigarusky/Ballymartin, Killinchy, Co Down, BT23 6QR, BT23 6QR
Irish grid reference
J 502 623
Coordinates
54.48725, -5.68222
Source
NI Environment Agency listing

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Description

This is a hump-backed road bridge located on the Ballymartin Road, approximately 1.5 miles north of Killinchy in County Down. The bridge likely dates to before 1834, with a construction period suggested between 1820 and 1839. It crosses the River Blackwater.

The bridge is built from basalt rubble and originally featured three segmental arches, now springing from modern concrete foundations. Tie rods have been added to the structure, and a water pipe runs across the arches on the eastern side. The parapets have rounded coping. The western side of the bridge is heavily overgrown with greenery.

Old Ordnance Survey maps from 1834 and 1858-60 show a bridge at this location, suggesting the current bridge largely represents its original form. The concrete repairs to the foundations and the introduction of tie rods occurred after 1972. The bridge holds interest as an example of industrial archaeology. It was previously listed, but delisted on November 9, 1998.

Local climate

Craigarusky Bridge, Ballymartin Road, Craigarusky/Ballymartin, Killinchy, Co Down, BT23 6QR receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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