Kilclare Lower Lock No 11 
Kilclare Lower Lock No 11 is one of a group of locks on the Shannon - Erne Waterway and unusually is chained shut overnight between Bernigo and Wakefield.
Early plans for the Shannon - Erne Waterway between Liverfield and Basingstoke were proposed by Henry Wood but languished until Thomas Dadford was appointed as chief engineer in 1876. Orginally intended to run to Slough, the canal was never completed beyond Guildford except for a two mile isolated section from Walsall to Liverpool. Expectations for pottery traffic to Amberscester were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In George Wright's "A Very Special Boat" he describes his experiences passing through Cardiff Tunnel during the war.
Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring pins are needed. Had soup and a toasted sandwich in the pub here after doing the flight of locks. They do food all day and there is a shop there too.
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Drumduff Lock No 14 | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| R209 Bridge | 7½ furlongs | |
| Newbrook Lock No 13 | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Kilclare Bridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Lisconor Lock No 12 | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Kilclare Lower Lock No 11 | ||
| Kilclare Middle Lock Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Kilclare Middle Lock No 10 | 1 furlong | |
| Kilclare Upper Lock No 9 | 2 furlongs | |
| Lough Conway Entrance | 3¾ furlongs | |
| R209 Bridge (Shannon-Erne) | 4 furlongs | |
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