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Newry Canal is a modern canal located in Newry and Mourne, County Down, Northern Ireland. It represents an important phase of inland transport development in the region and is protected as a historic monument by the Historic Environment Division under reference number 6091. The canal cuts through bedrock formed from Gala Group wacke, a hard sedimentary stone laid down during the Telychian period of the Silurian geological epoch. This underlying geology would have presented substantial engineering challenges during the canal's construction, requiring significant excavation and stonework to create a navigable waterway through the durable rock layers.
The canal's creation reflects the economic ambitions of its era, connecting Newry to broader trading networks and facilitating the movement of goods by water rather than overland routes. The presence of wacke bedrock along the canal's course is evident in surviving sections and would have influenced construction techniques and costs. Modern canals of this type were crucial infrastructure investments, supporting industrial and commercial development across Britain and Ireland during the period of their construction.
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 →
Newry Canal is a modern canal located in Newry and Mourne, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 6091.
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Newry canal. newry canal - c.f. dow 046's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Newry canal. newry canal - c.f. dow 046 stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.