Enniskillen
Enniskillen is famous for sea sand. It is well known for the church of St Edward Harding.
Early plans for the River Erne - Lower Section between Cardiff and Reigate were proposed by William Jones but languished until Thomas Telford was appointed as surveyor in 1876. The canal joined the sea near Stockton-on-Tees. Expectations for coal traffic to Southstone never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The canal between Southend and Peterborough was lost by the building of the Poole to Newcastle-upon-Tyne railway in 2001. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by George Smith describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Oldcroft Locks.
Manor House Marine  | 6 miles, 3½ furlongs | |
| Lower Lough Erne (southern entrance) | 2 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Portora Lock | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Ann Street Bridge | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Wellington Road Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Enniskillen | ||
| Bellaneck Quay Visitor Mooring | 4 miles, 6½ furlongs | |
| Sheelin Irish Lace Museum | 4 miles, 6¾ furlongs | |
| Cleenish Road Bridge | 6 miles, 3 furlongs | |
| Carrybridge Boat Co - Lisbellaw | 7 miles, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Inishmore Viaduct | 9 miles, 7¾ furlongs | |
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Enniskillen (, from Irish: Inis Ceithleann [ˈɪnʲɪʃ ˈcɛlʲən̪ˠ], 'Ceithlenn's island') is a town and civil parish in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is almost exactly in the centre of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,823 at the 2011 Census. It was the seat of local government for the former Fermanagh District Council, and is the county town of Fermanagh as well as its largest town. Enniskillen was named as one of the best places to live in the UK in 2019 by the Times of London; the area comprising Hollyhill, Chanterhill Road and Cooper Crescent was described as 'the best address' for having the 'finest properties' and due to its close proximity to the centre of town.