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Douglas Old Bridge
Archaeology
An 18th century bridge in Douglas. It carried a path across the enclosed tidal "lake" from the Castletown Road to the heart of old Douglas at the western end of the inner harbour, and is thought to have resembled the surviving Crossag bridge at Ballasalla in form. The crossing predates 1820, when Captain John Washington criticised the enclosure of the "lake" by the then owner of the Nunnery estate. Traces of the bridge's abutments survived until around 1999, when they were removed during harbour works to install a water-retention scheme.
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- Parish: Douglas
- Sheading: Middle
- Grid Ref: SC3783075150
Sources
- Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record