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Caen Hill Locks is a flight of twenty-nine locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal near Devizes in Wiltshire, constructed between 1810 and 1815 as part of the canal's completion. The locks were engineered to overcome a significant change in water level, descending approximately seventy-two feet over a distance of just over two miles, and represent a substantial feat of early nineteenth-century hydraulic engineering. The flight comprises a series of narrow locks built in stone, many of which retain their original structures and mechanisms, making it a notable example of Regency-era canal architecture. The locks remain functionally significant to the canal's operation and are recognised as an important industrial monument demonstrating the technological capabilities of the Napoleonic Wars period.
Caen Hill locks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004694. View the official record →
Caen Hill Locks is a flight of twenty-nine locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal near Devizes in Wiltshire, constructed between 1810 and 1815 as part of the canal's completion. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004694.
Caen Hill locks is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1004694.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hill Wood bowl barrow (8.7 km), Strip lynchet system east of Three Corner Firs (8.8 km), Long barrow, Tinhead Hill (10.1 km).
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