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MASON, -
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Engineer, mason or builder, who is stated in the Ordnance Survey memoirs to have erected the bridge at Castlefin, Co. Tyrone, a seven-arched structure built from stones from a nearby ruined castle, probably dating from the late eighteenth century.(1)
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(1) A. Day & P. McWilliams, eds., Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland: Parishes of Donegal, II (1997), 30; North West Ulster, 184.
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Building: | CO. TYRONE, CASTLEFINN, BRIDGE |
Date: | ? |
Nature: | Bridge of 5 land arches and 5 water arches. Built with stones from nearby runed castle by 'Mr Mason', probably in late 18th c. Cost: £900 |
Refs: | A. Day & P. McWilliams, eds., Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland: Parishes of Donegal, II 1997), 30; Alistair Rowan, The Buildings of Ireland: North West Ulster (1979), 184. |