MacNeill’s Egyptian Arch
Macneill's Egyptian Arch is a railway bridge in Newry, Northern Ireland. Construction was completed in 1851 for the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway Company and was the result of collaboration between engineer Sir John Macneill and constructor William Dargan.Photo: National Library of Ireland on The Commons, No restrictions.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Bessbrook, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
- Also known as: “Egyptian Arch Over Camlough Road” and “Egyptian Arch Over Camlough Road Derrybeg Bessbrook Co.armagh”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Newry railway station and Daisy Hill Hospital.
Newry railway station
Railway station
Photo: BrianG, Public domain.
Newry railway station serves the city of Newry and the village of Bessbrook in Northern Ireland. The station is located in the northwest of Newry, County Armagh on the Dublin-Belfast line close to the Craigmore Viaduct. Newry railway station is situated 1,200 feet north of MacNeill’s Egyptian Arch.
Daisy Hill Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Daisy Hill Hospital is an acute teaching hospital located in Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated on the Hospital Road and backs onto the A25 Camlough Road. It is managed by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust. Daisy Hill Hospital is situated 3,200 feet southeast of MacNeill’s Egyptian Arch.
Newry Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Stefan2901, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Newry Town Hall is a municipal structure in Bank Parade in Newry, Northern Ireland. It was built on a specially-constructed bridge across the Newry River, which forms part of the historic border between County Armagh and County Down. Newry Town Hall is situated 1¼ miles southeast of MacNeill’s Egyptian Arch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newry and Bessbrook.
Newry
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newry is a town straddling the boundary between County Down and County Armagh in Northern Ireland, five miles north of the border with the Republic of Ireland.
Bessbrook
Village
Photo: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bessbrook is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies about three miles northwest of Newry and near the Newry bypass on the main A1 Belfast-Dublin road and Belfast-Dublin railway line.
Mullaghglass
Hamlet
Mullaghglass is a small village and townland north of Newry in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was named after the nearby townland of Mullaghglass, although the village itself is within the townland of Latt. Mullaghglass is situated 1½ miles north of MacNeill’s Egyptian Arch.
MacNeill’s Egyptian Arch
- Categories: railway bridge and transportation
- Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.18555° or 54° 11′ 8″ northLongitude
-6.36195° or 6° 21′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C6M5JPQ+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 583753442OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q2571583
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In Other Languages
From Central Kurdish to Irish—“MacNeill’s Egyptian Arch” goes by many names.
- Central Kurdish: “تاقی میسریی ماکنیڵ”
- Dutch: “MacNeill’s Egyptian Arch”
- Irish: “Áirse Éigipteach Macnéill”
- Irish: “Áirse Éigipteach Mhic Néill”
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