Ballagh Bridge (old), Ballagh, Newcastle, Co Down, BT33 0LA

Built to carry the Newcastle – Kilkeel road over the Crock Horn Stream. It is a mixture of rounded granite fieldstones and split Silurian rubble. The arch springs directly from the bedrock on the left bank and from a low abutment on the right side. Two construction phases are evident in the soffit - the upstream section is 2.3m wide and the downstream side 4.6m wide. The downstream voussoirs are of split Silurian whereas those on the upstream side are of dressed granite. This suggests that the upstream side is the later extension. Masonry projections for the timber falsework used to lay the arches are evident at springing level on the right bank. The parapet on the upstream side is ruinous and that on the downstream side is completely missing. The whole structure is heavily overgrown and neglected. The left bank on the downstream side is pitched with granite blocks and concrete. The bridge is now used to access fields.