CanalPlanAC

Athlone Lock

 
Historic Town - The Lock Gates, The Docks, Athlone West Urban ED, County Westmeath, Ireland
 
Information about the place
Athlone Lock is a minor waterways place on the River Shannon - Portumna to Athlone between Shannon - Suck Junction (Junction of the River Shannon with the Suck Navigation at Shannonbridge) (13 miles and 7½ furlongs to the southwest) and Lough Ree (southern entrance) (1 mile and 6½ furlongs to the northwest).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Shannon - Suck Junction is Clonmacnoise (Moorings with facilities on the east bank); 8 miles and 6¾ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Lough Ree (southern entrance) is Custume Place Bridge; 1 furlong away.

Mooring here is unrated.

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.

Shannon - Grand Junction19 miles, 4¼ furlongs
Cloniffeen Railway Bridge14 miles, 5½ furlongs
Shannon - Suck Junction13 miles, 7½ furlongs
Shannonbridge Bridge13 miles, 4 furlongs
Clonmacnoise8 miles, 6¾ furlongs
Athlone Lock
Custume Place Bridge1 furlong
Athlone Moorings1¾ furlongs
Athlone Railway Bridge3¼ furlongs
N6 Bridge7¼ furlongs
Lough Ree (southern entrance)1 mile, 6½ furlongs
 
 
Amenities
 
Maps
If you are a user and are logged on, or if you are actively planning a route, a map will be displayed here.
Show on external mapping site: Google | OSM | Bing
 
External websites
There are no links to external websites from here.
Why not log in and add some (select "External websites" from the menu (sometimes this is under "Edit"))?
 
Nearest facilities

Mouseover for more information or show routes to facility

No information

CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:
water point
rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
place to turn
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
 
 
Geograph
 
Wikipedia

There is no page on Wikipedia called “Athlone Lock”

Wikipedia pages that might relate to Athlone Lock
[Athlone] upstream from Athlone, and many boat companies are based out of the town. For craft to pass through Athlone, it is necessary to use a lock in the river [Queen Victoria] dressing gowns was placed by her side, with a plaster cast of his hand, while a lock of John Brown's hair, along with a picture of him, was placed in her left [Charles, Prince of Wales] maternal grandfather); the King of Norway (his cousin, for whom the Earl of Athlone stood proxy); Queen Mary (his maternal great-grandmother); Princess Margaret [List of former Royal Air Force stations] RAF Intelligence training during WW2. In former Caen Wood Towers (now Athlone House) RAF High Halden HH England Kent 1943 1944 (USAAF ALG) RAF Hingham [River Shannon] major river by the time it leaves Lough Ree with an average flow rate (at Athlone weir) of 98 m3/s (3,500 cu ft/s), larger than any of the other Irish rivers' [Niall Murray] for Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Connacht. He plays in the lock. Murray made his senior competitive debut for Connacht in their 27–24 victory [Prince John of the United Kingdom] OCLC 192107334. Ziegler 1991, pp. 30–31. Ziegler 1991, p. 79. Bing 1937, p. 243. Athlone 1966, p. 78. Tizley 2008. Pope-Hennessy 1959, p. 511. Edwards 1986, p. 196 [Republic of Ireland] and the former Soviet Union. Ireland is a neutral country, and has "triple-lock" rules governing the participation of Irish troops in conflict zones, whereby [Mullingar railway station] original main line ran from Dublin (Broadstone) to Galway via Mullingar and Athlone, the Mullingar to Galway section opening in August 1851. The present station [Easter Rising] North Circular Road. The British summoned 18-pounder field artillery from Athlone and shelled the rebel positions, destroying the barricades. After a fierce
 
Google

Results of Google Search

A River Shannon lock: Athlone | Irish waterways history
This page is intended to display the sort of “waterways furniture” you can find at a River Shannon lock. This is Athlone Lock which, along with Meelick (Victoria) ...
Lock and Bridge Times – IWAI
5 days ago ... Ardnacrusha is a double lock managed by the ESB as part of the hydroelectric scheme on the Shannon. Water levels and currents between ...
Westmeath Independent - Kitten rescued from Athlone lock chamber
Sep 10, 2018 ... Athlone Sub-Aqua Club helped to rescue a kitten stranded in a hole in the chamber of Athlone lock on Sunday. The rescue occurred at the end ...
Lock Keeper Contact Numbers – IWAI
5 days ago ... Clarendon Lock, Knocknivar. Keeper: Padraig ... Tarmonbarry, Clondra & Richmond Harbour Locks. Keeper: ... Athlone Lock, Athlone. Keeper: ...
Shannon Navigation - Essential maintenance works on Athlone lock ...
Oct 1, 2018 ... Waterways Ireland wishes to advise masters and owners of vessels that essential maintenance works will be carried out on Athlone lock gates ...
Shannon Navigation Works
The Lock, which was a major part of the Shannon Navigation works in Athlone was commenced in 1845 but was not completed until 1848 or 49. The Lock was ...
WATCH: Athlone snorkeler rescues kitten from lock chamber in ...
A video of a heroic mission which saw a tiny kitten saved from an almost enclosed cavity overlooking the River Shannon has gone viral on Facebook.
The lock and key to the North Gate of Athlone | Athlone Castle Visitor ...
Aug 5, 2015 ... This massive iron padlock and key were used to secure the North Gate. Its face is inscribed with its date of 1613.
Athlone Lock - Athlone, Ireland - Fjord/Loch | Facebook
Phone, Suggest a phone number · Address, Suggest an address.
Ireland's Inland Waterways - Waterways Ireland
Locks. Tel no +353 (0)87 922 2020. Athlone Lock. Tel no +353 (0)90 649 2026. Pollboy Lock, River Suck. Tel no +353 (0)90 964 4938. Victoria Lock, Meelick.