Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Canal
Annaghbeg (boyle By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Annaghbeg (boyle By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.97937, -8.07439
- SMR number
- RO007-063001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Marked as a canal on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on the W bank of the NNE-SSW River Shannon. A short stretch of canal (L c. 150m; Wth 8-12m; D 1-1.5m) aligned NNE-SSW cuts off a small wooded bend in the river (max. dims c. 150m NE-SW; c. 35m NW-SE) where there may have been shallows. This is part of the Lough Allen canal which was commenced by Col. Charles Tarrant after 1787 (Delaney 1992, 52). The work ceased shortly afterwards, although this portion was completed.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 27 May 2015
References
Delaney, R. 1992 A celebration of 250 years of Irelands inland waterways. Belfast. The Appletree Press.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.