Battlebridge Lock
The entrance to the Lough Allen Canal near Leitrim village: a keeper-operated lock close to a 200-year-old riverside pub and campsite with a private marina.
- Next opening Sat, 31 Oct at 09:30
- Private · not yet checked
- 16 berths
- Smart Card lock
- Not yet checked: shore power, water, pump-out, fuel, price and maximum stay
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Lock times
Next opening Sat, 31 Oct at 09:30 Worked by a lock-keeper
| Today – Sat, 31 Oct | 09:30–13:00, 14:00–18:30 |
|---|---|
| Sun, 1 Nov | 09:00–11:00 |
| Mon, 2 Nov – Thu, 5 Nov | 09:00–12:00 |
Notice: Worked by the Lough Allen Canal lock-keeper in lock hours, not 13:00–14:00: +353 86 812 7522 or +353 71 964 1552 (the same keeper works Drumleague and Drumshanbo). 2 Smart Card units or €1.50 a passage, paid to the keeper. Lifejackets must be worn at the lock (Marine Notice 35/2026).
Times are worked out on this device and change with the season: check the notice. Check the Waterways Ireland marine notices
Source of the times · Times checked 23 Oct 2026
Moor here
Battlebridge Caravan & Camping Park marina
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Current availability unknown
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- Battlebridge Caravan & Camping Park
- Berths
- 16
Not yet checked: boat length, shore power, water, pump-out, fuel and price
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About this mooring
Private 16-berth marina at the caravan and camping park on the Shannon bank; ask at the park whether visiting boats can stay.
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About Battlebridge Lock
Battlebridge Lock lifts boats off the Shannon about 1 km from Leitrim village and into the Lough Allen Canal, the 7 km cut to Drumshanbo. It shares one lock-keeper phone line with the two locks above and keeps the Shannon hours, so phone ahead (+353 86 812 7522 or +353 71 964 1552). The canal’s locks measure 19.5 m by 4 m, and as a guide allow 1.2 m of draft and 3 m of headroom. Close by, Beirne’s of Battlebridge is a traditional pub on land the family has held for some two hundred years; it reopened in July 2026 with its caravan and camping park, which has a private 16-berth marina. The Shannon Blueway trail follows the canal from here to Acres Lake, and a 5 km loop walk runs to Drumleague Lock and back.
Eat & drink
Beirne’s of Battlebridge
Award-winning family pub by the Shannon, reopened in 2026, with bar food from Thursday to Sunday and traditional music sessions at weekends.
+353 71 965 0824Things to do
- Cycling
Shannon Blueway: Battlebridge to Acres Lake
A 6.5 km walking and cycling trail beside the canal from Battlebridge Lock to the floating boardwalk on Acres Lake; walk your bike on the boardwalk.
Website (opens another website)
Services
Battlebridge Caravan & Camping Park
Riverside caravan, camping and glamping park beside the pub, with laundry, a playground and a sauna by the water; handy for crew who sleep ashore.
+353 71 965 0824Neighbours by water
- Leitrim Village Shannon–Erne Waterway
- Drumleague Lock Next opening Sat, 31 Oct at 09:30
- Drumshanbo Lock Next opening Sat, 31 Oct at 09:30
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- Drumshanbo
- Carrick-on-Shannon Upper Shannon: Lanesborough to Carrick
- Cootehall
≈ distances are computed along the water, not along the marked channel. Times are our estimate: 7.5 km/h and 15 minutes a lock. Check the Waterways Ireland marine notices
Photos 4 photos
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Other sources · Not known “Shannon at Battlebridge” by Suse · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Changes: resized and re-encoded -
Other sources · Not known “Battlebridge Lock entering the Loch Allen Canal” by Suse · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Changes: resized and re-encoded -
Other sources · Not known “Shannon at Battle Bridge” by Oliver Dixon · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Changes: resized and re-encoded -
Other sources · Not known “Lough Allen Canal at Droumhierny” by Oliver Dixon · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Changes: resized and re-encoded
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