Lecarrow Canal

Lecarrow Canal

Lecarrow harbour
Specifications
Length 1 mile (1.6 km)
Locks 0
Maximum height above sea level 240 ft (73 m)
Status Open
Geography
Start point Lecarrow
End point Lough Ree

The Lecarrow Canal (Irish: Canáil An Leithcheathrú) is a 1.5 km navigable canal in County Roscommon, Ireland, connecting the village of Lecarrow to Lough Ree.[1][2] Constructed in the 1840s to carry limestone from a quarry to Athlone for construction projects by the Shannon Commissioners, it first fell into disuse after 17 years but was cleaned up in 1889[3] and was dredged in the 1960s by the Office of Public Works.[2]

References

  1. "Route Planner" (PDF). Carrick Craft. p. 5. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  2. 1 2 Hammond, Fred (December 2003). "Industrial Heritage of the Shannon Waterway: Lanesborough to Shannonbridge" (PDF). Heritage Council. p. 7. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  3. "Ireland - Lough Ree and the Shannon". House of Commons Questions. Hansard. 1889-07-04. Retrieved 2014-04-03.

Coordinates: 53°33′00″N 8°02′37″W / 53.5498845°N 8.0436241°W / 53.5498845; -8.0436241


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