Bridge at farmyard, Castle Dobbs, Dobbsland, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, BT38 9BU is a Grade B2 listed building in the Mid and East Antrim local planning authority area, Northern Ireland. First listed on 12 February 2010.
Bridge at farmyard, Castle Dobbs, Dobbsland, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, BT38 9BU
- WRENN ID
- fallow-cobble-frost
- Grade
- B2
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid and East Antrim
- Constituency
- East Antrim MP: Sammy Wilson (DUP)
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Date first listed
- 12 February 2010
- Irish grid reference
- J 444 911
- Coordinates
- 54.74721, -5.75778
- Source
- NI Environment Agency listing
Description
The bridge, dated 1855, is a single-span road bridge carrying a private road within the Castle Dobbs estate over the Kilroot River. It is an elegant and simply detailed structure with dressed stone coping and voussoirs. The bridge's design is in keeping with the nearby farm complex and contributes to the group value of other listed buildings on the Castle Dobbs estate. The abutments, spandrels and parapets are constructed from random rubble; the coping is curved vermiculated sandstone. A segmental-headed arch, with dressed rockfaced voussoirs, spans the river. A datestone is located on the south elevation, and the arch soffits are of random rubble. The carriageway is approximately 4 metres wide and has a recent tarmac surface. The bridge is situated within a private estate, adjacent to a farm complex, and is surrounded by agricultural land. The construction date is estimated to fall between 1840 and 1859. This bridge was formerly part of the record HB22/13/001.
Local climate
Bridge at farmyard, Castle Dobbs, Dobbsland, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, BT38 9BU sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,080 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 87% 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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