Survey Data
Reg No
11802032
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Canal (section of)
In Use As
Canal (section of)
Date
1790 - 1796
Coordinates
288326, 239871
Date Recorded
24/06/2002
Date Updated
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Description
Section of Royal Canal, built 1790-1796, with dressed stone retaining walls.
Appraisal
One of the focal points of Kilcock (and for many years a factor in the economic survival of the locality) this section of the Royal Canal is of considerable historical, social and technical significance, having been built as a means of providing an alternative route linking the east of Ireland to the west, and vice versa. The presence of the Royal Canal encouraged the building of structures of technical/engineering merit, such as Shaw Bridge (not included in survey), and also encouraged the industrialisation or commercial development of urban centres, such as Kilcock. The cut-stone retaining walls to the canal reveal the high quality of stone masonry traditionally practised in the locality.