Jamestown Canal

Coordinates: 53°55′N 8°02′W / 53.917°N 8.033°W / 53.917; -8.033
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Jamestown Canal
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Jamestown Canal
Lough Nanoge
Albert Marina
Corlara Bridge
Ardanaffrin Bridge
River Shannon

The Jamestown Canal (Irish: Canáil Chill Srianáin) bypasses a non-navigable section of the River Shannon between Jamestown and Drumsna in Ireland. The canal is 2.6 km in length and is located in County Roscommon.[1] The Shannon Commissioners constructed the canal in 1848 to replace an earlier, smaller canal as part of a widescale upgrade of the Shannon Navigation.[2][3]

Structures associated with the canal

The following associated structures are listed as being of architectural social and technical interest on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.

  • Albert lock (1848) and lock keepers cottage.[2]
  • Jamestown Canal Bridge, rusticated bridge with a single span over the canal, built about 1850.[4]

Route

References

  1. ^ "IWAI - Shannon Locks and Bridges". Iwai.ie. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Albert Lock, County Roscommon: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". Buildingsofireland.ie. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Jamestown Canal Bridge, County Roscommon: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". Buildingsofireland.ie. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2013.

53°55′N 8°02′W / 53.917°N 8.033°W / 53.917; -8.033