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Wrexham
Chirk Aqueduct 2025
70ft (21m) high and 710ft (220m) long aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal across the Ceiriog Valley and which marks the border between Wales and Shropshire. Alongside is the impressive railway viaduct.
Open Days & Times
Access at all times. Visit website for more details.
Facilities
- Full disabled access
Not only is it canal architecture as it's finest, but it's also one of only places on the waterways where you can stand with one foot in England and one foot in Wales, as it straddles the border between the two countries.
Completed in 1801 by William Jessop and Thomas Telford, the aqueduct carries the canal above the beautiful River Ceiriog across 10 circular masonry arches. Just along the towpath, Chirk tunnel (known locally as 'The Darkie') was one of the first in the UK to have a towpath.
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