Survey Data
Reg No
13002492
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Historical, Technical
Original Use
Weir
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
213297, 275663
Date Recorded
24/08/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Weir on Camlin river, erected c. 1800. Composed of a series of coursed rock-faced limestone walls forming U-shaped cutwaters and channels. Located to the northeast of the centre of Longford Town centre.
Appraisal
This simple but well-built industrial relic originally formed part of a corn mill and possibly a distillery, now both demolished. It probably dates to the late-eighteenth or early-nineteenth century, which was a boom period for the Irish corn milling industry. Although it has long ceased to function the remains are technically important and are part of the industrial heritage of the area. Sites such as this are particularly vulnerable as their utilitarian nature makes them subject to extensive renovation or dismantling. The survival of these structures together with remaining mill wheel makes an interesting contribution to the architectural and industrial heritage of the town, and continues to have a picturesque impact. It forms part of a group of related structures along with the remains of the mill wheel and wheel chamber to the northwest (13002012) and the former industrial building (13002058) located to the south bank of the River Camlin.