2009
J0638 : Bridge on the Newry Canal along Canal Road, near Poyntz Pass
taken 18 years ago, near to Poyntz Pass, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland
Bridge on the Newry Canal along Canal Road, near Poyntz Pass
The Newry Canal, located in Northern Ireland, was built to link the Tyrone coalfields (via Lough Neagh and the River Bann) to the Irish Sea at Carlingford Lough near Newry. It was the first summit-level canal to be built in the British Isles since Roman times. It was constructed between 1731 and 1742, pre-dating the more famous Bridgewater Canal by nearly thirty years. The first engineer was Richard Cassels he was replaced by Thomas Steers.
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- J0638, 13 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- sarah gallagher (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 18 January, 2009 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 29 January, 2009
- Subject Location
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Irish:
J 066 387 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:17.1865N 6:21.7864W - Camera Location
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Irish: J 067 386
- View Direction
- North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
