What is recorded here

Canal lock, built c.1800, consisting of pair of timber and lock gates, set in channel with ashlar limestone embankment walls and mooring posts and winches. Depth gauge to upstream gates.

This lock forms part of the large group of canal related structures around Tullamore. The stonework of the canal along with the timber and iron gates and associated mechanics have been manufactured and maintained by a skilled group of craftsmen. The number and quality of these canal related structures indicates the importance of the Grand Canal to the trade and transport network of the early nineteenth century.

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