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Monmouthshire Canal
The unrestored portion of the Monmouthshire Canal (9 miles) and its Crumlin Arm (11 miles) would provide a coastal access route.
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Facts & Stats
20 miles
(32.2km)
The length of the Monmouthshire Canal restoration.
50 locks
1930-1962
Date closed
The Crumlin Arm
The unrestored portion of the Monmouthshire Canal (9 miles) and its Crumlin Arm (11 miles) is urban and heavily locked, but would provide a coastal access route as well as increasing the length of ‘Monmouth & Brecon Canal’ to make it an even more viable waterway holiday destination.
Waterway notes
Group
- Torfaen and Newport Councils
- Monmouthshire Brecon and Abergavenny Canals Trust
- Canal & River Trust
Branch
Aberdulais Aqueduct
Aberdulais Aqueduct is a Grade II* listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument at risk from the effects of climate change.
Waterways in Progress Grant: Swansea Canal
IWA awarded £18,000 to the Swansea Canal Society’s Coed Gwilym Park Slipway Project as part of IWA’s Waterways in Progress Grants in 2019.
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