Jamestown Canal Explained

Jamestown Canal
Date Act:	1697
Date Extended:	1848
Start Point:	River Shannon (Ardnafron)
End Point:	River Shannon (Lough Nanoge)
Locks:	1
Length Km:	2.6
Elev M:	46
Status:	Open

The Jamestown Canal 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]

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: IWAI - Shannon Locks and Bridges . Iwai.ie . 2013-05-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130328120227/http://www.iwai.ie/boating/index.html . 2013-03-28 .
2. Web site: Albert Lock, County Roscommon: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . Buildingsofireland.ie . 2013-05-21 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194307/http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=RO&regno=31912001 . live .
3. Web site: Archived copy . 5 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110612150928/http://carrick.iwai.ie/Images/2011-06-25%20Jamestown%20Canal%20Chisel/Summer%20Edition%202011%20Jamestown%20Canal%20Article.pdf . 12 June 2011 . dead .
4. Web site: Jamestown Canal Bridge, County Roscommon: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . Buildingsofireland.ie . 2013-05-21 . 24 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210924175734/https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/31912002/jamestown-canal-bridge-corry-ball-n-by-roscommon . live .