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33rd Lock, Belmont, County Offaly 14824012 Reg. No. 14824012 Date 1790 - 1810 Previous Name N/A Townland BALLINGOWAN GLEBE County County Offaly Coordinates 207367, 221925 Categories of Special Interest ARCHITECTURAL TECHNICAL Rating Regional Original Use bridge In Use As bridge   Description Single-arch masonry canal bridge, built c.1800, carrying the road to Belmont over the Grand Canal at the 33rd lock. Dressed limestone blocks regularly laid. Arch of segmental profile. String course from parapet to piers. Curved deck with ramped approaches. Appraisal Belmont was a unique village in the early part of the twentieth century having a canal port with several industries dependant upon it, a railway service and a source of power from its early hydro-electric station at the local mill. This fine canal bridge, which carries the road leading to Belmont over the Grand Canal, is a good example of canal architecture. It is enhanced by the nearby double lock, which is the only such lock on the canal within County Offaly. This section of the canal was opened in 1804.   Back To Results