J1146 : River Bann near Dunbar's Bridge, Huntly, Banbridge

taken 17 years ago, near to Banbridge, Co Down, Northern Ireland

River Bann near Dunbar's Bridge, Huntly, Banbridge
River Bann near Dunbar's Bridge, Huntly, Banbridge
This is the Bann immediately downstream of Dunbar’s Bridge J1146 : Dunbar's Bridge, Banbridge. Before the building of the bridge in the town J1246 : The Bann at Banbridge (1) there was no bridge over the Bann. The river here might have changed with the passage of time particularly with the development of the linen industry. It is recorded that there was a ford at Huntly used by King William’s army of around 40,000, to cross the Bann, on its way south. This is one of the possible crossing places. The river is quite high after heavy rain but the depth and flow are reduced in the summer.
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Monday, 1 January, 2007   (more nearby)
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Monday, 1 January, 2007
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River   (more nearby)
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Irish: geotagged! J 11 46 [1000m precision]
WGS84: 54:21.2999N 6:17.1467W
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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