Con O'Neill's bridge, Belfast
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Con O'Neill's bridge, Belfast
Image: © Albert Bridge Taken: 25 Jan 2010
Reputedly the oldest surviving structure in Belfast. Built on what were the lands of Con O’Neill, a 16th Irishman who owned much of east Ulster (later lost to Scottish settlers). Described (in 1967) by Charles Brett as “a hoop of ancient stonework crumbling shamefully at the foot of a pylon in the derelict wasteland behind Abetta Parade” – nothing has changed . . . . (Still in use by the way). Image (October 2012) shows the bridge, partly-submerged, after heavy overnight rain. Image shows the bridge after completion of restoration etc under the Connswater Greenway scheme.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.590746
Longitude
-5.887549