Scheduled MonumentsNorthern IrelandNewry And MourneNewry canal. newry canal - c.f. dow 046
MODERN · CANAL

Newry canal. newry canal - c.f. dow 046

Newry And Mourne, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 6091
Period
MODERN
Site type
CANAL
Nation
Northern Ireland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Newry Canal is a modern canal in Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland, constructed in the late eighteenth century to facilitate commercial transport between Newry and Carlingford Lough. The waterway represented a significant engineering achievement of its period, designed to connect inland settlements with coastal maritime routes and thereby stimulate regional trade and industry. The canal's construction reflected the economic ambitions of late Georgian Ulster and the broader canal-building movement that characterised late eighteenth-century Britain and Ireland. The surviving sections of the canal remain important examples of period industrial infrastructure, preserving evidence of the commercial and technological developments that shaped the region's economic history.

Newry canal. newry canal - c.f. dow 046 is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 6091. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Newry canal. newry canal - c.f. dow 046?

Newry Canal is a modern canal in Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland, constructed in the late eighteenth century to facilitate commercial transport between Newry and Carlingford Lough. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 6091.

What period does Newry canal. newry canal - c.f. dow 046 date from?

Newry canal. newry canal - c.f. dow 046 dates from the modern period, and is classified as a canal. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Newry canal. newry canal - c.f. dow 046?

Newry canal. newry canal - c.f. dow 046 is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 6091.

What other scheduled monuments are near Newry canal. newry canal - c.f. dow 046?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The small cairn. megalithic tomb (3.7 km), The danes cast, the danes cast (south). linear earthwork (4.5 km), Mound - possibly barrow (4.8 km).

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