Neath Canal
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Neath Canal is a historic waterway in South Wales that once served local industry and now provides a scenic route for walking, cycling, and boating.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neath Canal canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| builtFor | serving local industry ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
River Neath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennant Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1791 ⓘ |
| country |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| currentUse |
boating
ⓘ
cycling ⓘ recreation ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| engineer |
Thomas Dadford Jr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Dadford Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aqueducts
ⓘ
bridges ⓘ locks ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith | Tennant Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | yes ⓘ |
| heritage | historic industrial waterway ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicUse |
coal transport
ⓘ
industrial freight ⓘ iron transport ⓘ |
| length | approximately 13 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aberdulais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clydach NERFINISHED ⓘ Glynneath NERFINISHED ⓘ Neath NERFINISHED ⓘ Neath Port Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ Resolven NERFINISHED ⓘ South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennant Canal Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Vale of Neath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Brecon Beacons National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy |
canal restoration groups
ⓘ
local authorities ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1795 ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Neath Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | industrial transport ⓘ |
| region | Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scenic | yes ⓘ |
| status |
partly navigable
ⓘ
partly restored ⓘ |
| towpathUse |
cycle route
ⓘ
public footpath ⓘ |
| waterwayType | navigable canal ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.