Chirk Tunnel
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Chirk Tunnel is a historic canal tunnel on the Llangollen Canal in Wales, notable for carrying the waterway beneath the Welsh–English border near Chirk Aqueduct.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chirk Tunnel canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal tunnel
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| builtFor | Ellesmere Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtForPurpose | commercial canal transport ⓘ |
| connectsSectionOf | Llangollen Canal between Chirk Aqueduct and Whitehouses Tunnel ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1802 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1794 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crossesUnder | Welsh–English border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentPrimaryUse | recreational boating ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 150 metres from Chirk Aqueduct ⓘ |
| engineer |
Thomas Telford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Jessop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | arched brick lining ⓘ |
| hasLighting | no fixed lighting ⓘ |
| hasNavigationRestriction | one-way working by informal agreement ⓘ |
| hasPortal |
eastern portal
ⓘ
western portal ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | true ⓘ |
| hasTowpathAccess | both portals ⓘ |
| hasTowpathUse |
cycling
ⓘ
walking ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site buffer zone ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isHistoric | true ⓘ |
| length |
421 metres
ⓘ
460 yards ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Wales
ⓘ
Wrexham County Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | border between Wales and England ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Chirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Llangollen Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| navigationAuthority | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Chirk Aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1802 ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly east–west ⓘ |
| owner | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Llangollen Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesUnder | hillside near Chirk ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| towpathLocation | north side ⓘ |
| usedFor |
leisure boating
ⓘ
narrowboat navigation ⓘ |
| waterwayType | navigable canal ⓘ |
| worldHeritageContext | Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.