Drumlea Bridge, Near Rousky, Omagh, Co Tyrone is a Grade B2 listed building in the Fermanagh and Omagh local planning authority area, Northern Ireland. First listed on 8 July 1991.
Drumlea Bridge, Near Rousky, Omagh, Co Tyrone
- WRENN ID
- nether-fireplace-bittern
- Grade
- B2
- Local Planning Authority
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Constituency
- West Tyrone MP: Órfhlaith Begley (SF)
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Date first listed
- 8 July 1991
- Irish grid reference
- H 535 858
- Coordinates
- 54.71827, -7.17005
- Source
- NI Environment Agency listing
Description
Drumlea Bridge is a two-span, flat stone road-over-river bridge built around 1850. It crosses the Owenreagh River on a northeast-southwest axis and is located in a rural setting near Rousky, Omagh, in County Tyrone. The bridge is an example of mid-19th century engineering and stone masonry, reflecting the development of rural infrastructure in the west of the county.
The bridge features two segmental-headed arches constructed from tooled stone ashlar voussoirs, rising from a projecting stone course at the 'springer' level. It includes pointed, v-cutwaters within coursed square stone spandrels, which rise to parapet level with tooled, rock-faced coping. Full-height stone ashlar piers are situated at each end of the elevations, leading to the abutments. The arches have stone ashlar soffits, and the carriageway is surfaced with two-lane bitmac. The walls are constructed of stone.
The bridge appeared on the first edition Ordnance Survey map, subsequently being captioned ‘Drumlea Bridge’ on the second edition map. It is described by McCutcheon as "worthy of attention," who also detailed the development of coaching services in the county during the 19th century, noting the importance of Omagh and Strabane on the Dublin-Derry mail coach route. The bridge holds local historical interest and is of industrial archaeological significance, notable for its style, proportions, ornamentation, plan form, and structural system.
Local climate
Drumlea Bridge, Near Rousky, Omagh, Co Tyrone sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,110 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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