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A cruiser in the chamber of Kilclare Upper Lock (Lock 9), seen over the railings of the lock gates, with the lockside path and the canal stretching away beyond.
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Lock Co. Leitrim

Kilclare Upper Lock

Lock 9, the top of the Kilclare flight and the gateway to the summit level at Lough Scur.

  • Open now · closes 20:00
  • Smart Card lock

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Lock times

Open now · closes 20:00 Self-operated with a Smart Card

Today – Sat, 31 Oct 09:00–20:00
Sun, 1 Nov 09:00–17:35
Mon, 2 Nov – Thu, 5 Nov Closed until Tue 2 Feb 2027

Notice: Closed for maintenance from 2 November 2026 for about three months: Waterways Ireland closes the waterway between Lock 8 and Lock 10 and has not given a reopening date (Marine Notice 112/2026), so check the marine notices before a February trip. Otherwise: self-operated with a Waterways Ireland Smart Card (1 unit a lock) at the console beside the lock. Waterways Ireland patroller for the Kilclare area: +353 87 260 3663. 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

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About Kilclare Upper Lock

Upper Lock is the last of the eight locks that climb from the Shannon. Above it lies the summit level, a stretch of canal and lake past Lough Scur, Keshcarrigan and Lough Marrave with no further lock until Castlefore, about 7 km on. Heading west, this is where the descent to Leitrim begins. On the restored waterway the summit also marks a change of character: the eight locks behind you are repaired originals, while the eight ahead were rebuilt in concrete and faced with stone from the old locks. Lock 9 is part of the stretch that closes for maintenance from 2 November 2026 for about three months, together with locks 8 and 10.

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Neighbours by water

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  • Kilclare ≈ 1.3 km · 3 locks · ≈ 1 h 15 min
  • Newbrook Lock ≈ 1.7 km · 3 locks · ≈ 1 h 15 min Open now · closes 20:00
  • Drumduff Lock ≈ 2.1 km · 4 locks · ≈ 1 h 45 min Open now · closes 20:00

≈ distances are computed along the water, not along the marked channel. Times are our estimate: 5 km/h and 20 minutes a lock. Check the Waterways Ireland marine notices

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