Survey Data
Reg No
14917029
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Scientific, Technical
Original Use
Lock
In Use As
Lock
Date
1780 - 1800
Coordinates
240808, 225679
Date Recorded
10/10/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Canal lock station, built c.1790, consisting of a pair of timber and steel lock gates set in channel with limestone lock walls and mooring bollards. Associated canal bridge to site.
Appraisal
This lock gives an insight into the design and engineering of Irish waterway transport in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It appears to have been restored recently to full working order. The high level of craftsmanship and use of resources indicates the importance of these locks and canals as a much used mode of transport.