Little Cut

The Little Cut
The northwest entrance to the Barnsay Tunnel
LocationBarnoldswick, Lancashire
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates53°55′08″N 2°10′21″W / 53.9188°N 2.1724°W / 53.9188; -2.1724
Specifications
Length0.53 miles (0.85 km)
Locks0
StatusInfilled
History
Original ownerLeeds and Liverpool Canal Company
Construction began1796
Date extended1799, 1828
Date closedc. 1918
Geography
Branch ofLeeds and Liverpool Canal

The Little Cut, also known as the Rain Hall Rock Branch or the Rain Hall Rock Canal, was a short canal connecting the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Barnoldswick to the nearby Rain Hall Rock limestone quarry. The canal ran north-east for 950 yards (870 m) through farmland and a deep cutting—including two tunnels—before terminating in a small basin.

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