Survey Data
Reg No
30809002
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Lock
In Use As
Lock
Date
1845 - 1855
Coordinates
212735, 311591
Date Recorded
24/06/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Lock No. 6 of the Ballinamore and Ballyconnell Canal, built in 1849 and restored c.1993. Comprises two lock gates, roughly-dressed limestone walls brought to courses and cast-iron mooring posts.
Appraisal
This lock, one of sixteen locks on the Ballinamore and Ballyconnell Canal, is of technical significance. Its gates, now electronically operated, allow boats to navigate the canal with ease despite varying water levels. In terms of its design, the stone built canal walls are of architectural note. T.J. Mulvany was the District Engineer responsible for the Ballinamore and Ballyconnell Canal. Not only is the canal a feat of nineteenth-century engineering, its ongoing use has made it socially significant within the region.