The Cutts Lock
The last lock on the Lower Bann, at the Cutts above Coleraine, below which the river is tidal, with the Stone Age site of Mountsandel just downstream.
- Next opening 10:00 (in 8 h 40 min)
- Public
- Private · not yet checked
- Water
- Max. stay: Short stays only
- Not yet checked: berths, shore power, pump-out, fuel and price
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Lock times
Next opening 10:00 (in 8 h 40 min) Worked by a lock-keeper
| Today | 10:00–13:00, 14:00–18:00 |
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| Sun, 1 Nov – Fri, 6 Nov | 10:00–13:00, 14:00–16:00 |
Notice: Worked by a lock-keeper (£1 a lock, £0.50 each when two or more boats share); phone +44 28 7034 2999 before travelling. Closed 13:00-14:00.
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
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Mountsandel jetty
PublicPublic jetty · open to all boats
Current availability unknown
Report space · Seven-day historyMax. stay: Short stays only
Not yet checked: operator, berths, boat length, shore power, water, pump-out, fuel, price and contact
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About this mooring
Small jetty below the Cutts for short visits to Mountsandel Wood and its fort; tidal water.
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Loughan Marina
Private · not yet checkedPrivate marina · visitor access not yet checked — ask locally before tying up
Current availability unknown
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- Private
- Drinking water
- Yes
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About this mooring
Privately owned marina at Loughan, on the reach between Drumaheglis and the Cutts, with toilets, showers, water and a slipway. We have no information on visitor berths.
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No time limit at the Lower Bann’s public moorings
The Lower Bann’s public moorings have no time limit. On Lough Neagh each marina sets its own terms: ask before you stay. Lower Bann boater information from Waterways Ireland
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About The Cutts Lock
The Cutts lock and its big flood gates sit at the head of the tide, about 2 km above Coleraine. The lock-keeper is on +44 28 7034 2999, and Waterways Ireland asks skippers of deep-draught boats to call its operations office in Coleraine (+44 28 7034 4342) before travelling. This is the trickiest lock on the river in a flood: when DfI Rivers opens the gates wide, the reach above can fall sharply and the current near the entrance runs hard, so approach slowly and talk to the keeper first. Waterways Ireland lists toilets, showers, water and canoe steps. Just downstream, Mountsandel Wood holds one of the oldest known settlements in Ireland, where hunters camped to catch salmon between 7900 and 7600 BC; a large earthwork fort, probably Anglo-Norman, overlooks the river, and a small jetty lets boats stop for a visit.
Things to do
- Heritage
Mountsandel Fort and Wood
Woodland on the east bank with one of the earliest known human settlements in Ireland and a great oval earthwork fort above the river; free to visit.
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≈ distances are computed along the water, not along the marked channel. Times are our estimate: 7.5 km/h and 15 minutes a lock.
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Other sources · Not known “Lock at the Cutts, River Bann (2)” by Aubrey Dale · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Changes: resized and re-encoded -
Other sources · Not known “Floodgates, River Bann near Coleraine (2)” by Albert Bridge · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Changes: resized and re-encoded -
Other sources · Not known “The Cutts Locks” by Henry Clark · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Changes: resized and re-encoded -
Other sources · Not known “Lock at the Cutts, River Bann (1)” by Aubrey Dale · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Changes: resized and re-encoded
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