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Barrow Lock

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Barrow Lock
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What is recorded here

Canal lock, c. 1791, with timber and steel gates. Cut limestone retaining walls and bank with cast- iron winding mechanisms. Adjacent paths of concrete slab paving with cast-iron rope ties and timber bollards.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 11507071

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