Survey Data
Reg No
14917021
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Lock
In Use As
Lock
Date
1790 - 1850
Coordinates
236526, 225736
Date Recorded
10/09/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Canal lock station and mooring posts, built c.1790. Pair of timber and steel lock gates set in channel with ashlar limestone quay walls. Associated canal bridge to site.
Appraisal
This lock gives an interesting insight to 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.