- Address
- Tullamore
- Type
- Lock
- NIAH reg. no.
- 14807103
28th Lock
In Irish: Loc 28
Tullamore
About 28th Lock
The National Inventory rates 28th Lock Regional, one of 130 in Tullamore. 28th Lock dates from 1790–1810. One other place on the record stands within 400 m.
This lock forms part of the large group of canal related structures around Tullamore. The stonework of the canal along with the timber and iron gates and associated mechanics have been manufactured and maintained by a skilled group of craftsmen.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 14807103 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 14807103↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 20 minutes
Tullamore · about 1 km on foot, as the crow flies
- 128th LockStart here
- 2
Cox's Bridge and 27th LockRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m on - 3The MaltingsRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m on
- 4D.E. Williams HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 5Bank of IrelandRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
Tullamore Railway StationRegional rating (NIAH)700 mTullamore Railway Station (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH)800 mTullamore Railway Station (signal box)Regional rating (NIAH)800 m
Tullamore Town HallRegional rating (NIAH)800 mOther recorded walls, gates and bridges around Tullamore
8 like it are within 40 km, each with a photo. Just 8.9 km away stands 21st Lock, in Ballinagar. The farthest is Rhode Bridge in Rhode, 21 km away.
Questions about 28th Lock
Is 28th Lock on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 14807103).
Can you visit 28th Lock?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was 28th Lock built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1790–1810.
Is 28th Lock protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie) · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).