Newry Canal
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Newry Canal is a historic waterway in Northern Ireland, notable as one of the first summit-level canals in the British Isles, built to link the town of Newry with Lough Neagh and facilitate trade.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
summit-level canal ⓘ |
| category |
18th-century engineering projects in Ireland
ⓘ
Canals in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| connects |
Lough Neagh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1730s ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Lough Neagh basin
ⓘ
Portadown area ⓘ |
| followsWatercourse | River Bann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasinCountry |
Ireland (island)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse |
angling
ⓘ
nature conservation corridor ⓘ walking and cycling routes along towpath ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole | historical trade route ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringFeature | summit level between river systems ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue | industrial archaeology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
aqueducts
ⓘ
embankments ⓘ locks ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic waterway ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution era ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Armagh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Down NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Carlingford Lough
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newry River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Newry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first summit-level canals in the British Isles ⓘ |
| opened | 1740s ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
facilitating trade
ⓘ
transporting goods between Newry and Lough Neagh ⓘ |
| partOf | inland waterway network of Ireland ⓘ |
| region | Newry and Mourne area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Newry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | partly disused ⓘ |
| transportMode | inland water transport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| waterwayType | artificial canal ⓘ |
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