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Chirk Aqueduct Construction Yard Platform, Llangollen Canal;Ellesmere Canal;Shropshire Union Canal

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NPRN406663
Map ReferenceSJ23NE
Grid ReferenceSJ2873037140
Unitary (Local) AuthorityFlintshire
Old CountyShropshire
CommunityChirk
Type Of SitePLATFORM
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
A huge earthwork platform, c.100m in length, situated immediately south of Chirk Aqueduct (NPRN 344016). This was probably used for dressing stone and processing materials during the construction of the aqueduct by William Jessop and Thomas Telford between 1795 and 1801.

Louise Barker, RCAHMW, 14th September 2007.