Survey Data

Reg No

14404703


Rating

Regional


Categories of Special Interest

Architectural, Technical


Original Use

Aqueduct


In Use As

Aqueduct


Date

1790 - 1800


Coordinates

269407, 245094


Date Recorded

25/04/2002


Date Updated

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Description

Single-arch aqueduct over road, built c.1795, with string courses, rock-faced voussoirs and pilasters. Scars of plaques, now removed, are apparent on both elevations. Stone lock gates to canal.

Appraisal

This aqueduct forms an interesting group of related structure with the canal workers' house, lock and nearby Boyne Aqueduct. Clearly the work of skilled masons, this aqueduct is executed with high quality masonry. The form of the aqueduct is articulated with channelled ashlar to the arches and piers and with string courses. This aqueduct and the adjacent railway bridge create a surprising and dramatic group in the landscape.