Footbridge over Drumragh River, to west of Blackfort Road, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, BT78 1PT is a Grade Record Only listed building in the Fermanagh and Omagh local planning authority area, Northern Ireland.
Footbridge over Drumragh River, to west of Blackfort Road, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, BT78 1PT
- WRENN ID
- noble-courtyard-swallow
- Grade
- Record Only
- Local Planning Authority
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Constituency
- West Tyrone MP: Órfhlaith Begley (SF)
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Address
- Footbridge over Drumragh River, to west of Blackfort Road, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, BT78 1PT, Gammy/Relaghdooey, BT78 1PT
- Irish grid reference
- H 443 684
- Coordinates
- 54.56242, -7.31471
- Source
- NI Environment Agency listing
Description
A four-span footbridge, built around 1900, crosses the Drumragh River to the west of Blackfort Road, near Omagh. This simple bridge has a single continuous beam supported by piers and abutments constructed from coursed, squared rockfaced stone. It incorporates V-shaped cutwaters, with concrete repairs to that on the north side. The carriageway is of steel with a cemented surface, supported by steel columns and featuring a wire mesh parapet. Access to the bridge is provided by stone steps located on both the north and south sides. The bridge is situated in a rural setting, flanked by agricultural land, with a path leading from the road to the west.
Historical records indicate that a ford existed at this location, as shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey map from 1833. Subsequent maps show stepping stones and the nearby Londonderry & Enniskillen Railway. A bridge first appeared on the 1854 edition of the map, though the ford continued to be marked on later editions. The current structure appears to be of a relatively modern date.
Local climate
Footbridge over Drumragh River, to west of Blackfort Road, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, BT78 1PT sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,090 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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