The Canal Today
Several features are still visible including a bridge that once carried the Edford to Stratton Common road over the canal and an aqueduct at Coleford, with two semi-circular arches nearly 33 feet (10 m) across and a similar height. The boat lift at Barrow Hill was the site of archaeological excavations in 2007. The three-arched aqueduct over the River Mells at Murtry Bottom still have some 56 feet (17 m) of retaining wall attached to it. A project to consider how best to conserve it has been aided by a grant from the Somerset Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund.
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| Point | Coordinates (Links to map resources) |
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| Western end | 51°14′13″N 2°28′52″W / 51.237°N 2.481°W / 51.237; -2.481 (Western end) | ST665487 | |
| Edford Bridge | 51°14′20″N 2°28′34″W / 51.239°N 2.476°W / 51.239; -2.476 (Edford Bridge) | ST668489 | |
| Coleford Aqueduct | 51°14′17″N 2°27′07″W / 51.238°N 2.452°W / 51.238; -2.452 (Coleford Aqueduct) | ST685488 | |
| Vobster Bridge | 51°14′35″N 2°25′12″W / 51.243°N 2.420°W / 51.243; -2.420 (Vobster Bridge) | ST707494 | |
| Conduit Bridge | 51°15′14″N 2°23′13″W / 51.254°N 2.387°W / 51.254; -2.387 (Conduit Bridge) | ST730506 | |
| Trial balance lock | 51°14′56″N 2°22′23″W / 51.249°N 2.373°W / 51.249; -2.373 (Trial balance lock) | ST740500 | |
| Murtry Aqueduct | 51°14′49″N 2°20′31″W / 51.247°N 2.342°W / 51.247; -2.342 (Murtry Aqueduct) | ST762498 | |
| Whatcombe Wall | 51°14′35″N 2°19′44″W / 51.243°N 2.329°W / 51.243; -2.329 (Whatcombe Wall) | ST771494 |
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