Jamestown Canal
Specifications
Length2.6 km (1.6 miles)
Locks1
Maximum height above sea level46 m (151 ft)
StatusOpen
History
Date of act1697
Date of first use1799 (1799)
Date extended1848
Geography
Start pointRiver Shannon (Ardnafron)
End pointRiver Shannon (Lough Nanoge)
Jamestown Canal
Legend
River Shannon
Lough Nanoge
Albert Marina
Albert Lock
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.

Route

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (July 2015)

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

Categories