History & heritage in Lanesborough, Co. Longford.
- Type
- History & heritage
- Where
- Main Street, Lanesborough, Co. Longford
Lanesborough Bridge links Lanesborough, in Co. Longford and the province of Leinster, with Ballyleague, in Co. Roscommon and the province of Connacht. Walk across and you change county and province halfway over the Shannon.
The town’s Irish name, Béal Átha Liag, means “the ford-mouth of the stones”, after the flagstones once laid across the river. A bridge here is recorded around 1000 AD, built by the High King Malachy, and a nine-arch stone bridge followed in 1706. The present six-arch bridge was built in the 1840s, probably to designs by Thomas Rhodes of the Shannon Navigation, with a section later replaced in concrete.
It’s the best spot in town to watch the river and, on a clear evening, the sun setting over Lough Ree.
Good to know
Where is Lanesborough Bridge?
Lanesborough Bridge is at Main Street, Lanesborough, Co. Longford, Ireland, in the town centre. Lanesborough is on the N63 between Longford and Roscommon, where the River Shannon meets Lough Ree.
What else is there to do near Lanesborough Bridge?
Nearby you can visit Lough Ree Boating & Walking Tours, The hot water stretch, Lough Ree Access for All. See more things to do in Lanesborough at https://lanesborough.ie/.
Nearby
- Lough Ree Boating & Walking Tours Tours & trips, 110m away
- The hot water stretch Angling, 130m away
- Lough Ree Access for All Tours & trips, 140m away
- Ping’s Takeaway, 150m away