Survey Data
Reg No
13307029
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Weir
Date
1770 - 1780
Coordinates
206298, 275826
Date Recorded
24/08/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Cut limestone weir on Camlin River, built c. 1771, having a retaining wall to on end. Located to the north of Cloondara and to the northeast of Richmond Mill/Distillery (13307011).
Appraisal
This well-built weir was probably originally built to provide a suitable head of water for the millrace serving Richmond Mill (13307011) to the southwest. It is a good example of the quality of late eighteenth-century engineering works and it forms part of an interesting group of structures related with Richmond Mill/Distillery.