N8357 : Remains of a lock on the Boyne Navigation near Trim, Co. Meath

taken 13 years ago, 3 km from Trim, Co Meath, Ireland

Remains of a lock on the Boyne Navigation near Trim, Co. Meath
Remains of a lock on the Boyne Navigation near Trim, Co. Meath
The Boyne Navigation was intended to continue upstream from Navan, pass through Trim and connect to the Royal Canal. The plan never came to fruition, but a short section of canal was built near Trim. It ran downstream along the north bank for 2.3km from about 400m east of Newtown Bridge and can be seen on 19th century OS maps. The only lock on the section is visible on aerial photos as an indentation, but as can be seen from the photo, it has recently been filled in further. Incidentally, the Athboy railway branch line ran east-west through the point I was standing, so it's two long-defunct transport links for the price of one with this one.
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Date Taken
Saturday, 16 July, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 23 July, 2011
Geographical Context
Canals 
Place (from Tags)
Meath  Trim 
Canal (from Tags)
Boyne Navigation 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! N 835 571 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:33.4418N 6:44.4086W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! N 835 570
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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