Ardrishaig
Ardrishaig is famous for coal. It is notable for the town hall built in 1876 by Henry Green.
Early plans of what would become the Crinan Canal were drawn up by Benjamin Outram in 1835 but problems with Dundee Inclined plane caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1816. The canal between Windsor and Poole was lost by the building of the Oxford to Eastford Railway in 1990. In Thomas Smith's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Oldcester Embankment during a thunderstorm.

| Ardrishaig Lock No 1 (sea lock) | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Ardrishaig Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Ardrishaig Lock No 2 | ½ furlongs | |
| Ardrishaig | ||
| Ardrishaig Lock No 3 | ½ furlongs | |
| Ardrishaig Lock No 4 | 2 furlongs | |
| West Bank Road Flood Lock | 4 furlongs | |
| Oakfield Bridge | 1 mile, 5¾ furlongs | |
| Cairnbaan Lock No 5 | 4 miles, 1¼ furlongs | |
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Ardrishaig (listen) (Scottish Gaelic: Àird Driseig) is a coastal village on Loch Gilp, at the southern (eastern) entrance to the Crinan Canal in Argyll and Bute in the west of Scotland. It lies immediately to the south of Lochgilphead, with the nearest larger town being Oban.




![Ardrishaig war memorial - Second World War names. In alphabetical order, regardless of rank.[[[2575084]]][[[2575462]]] by Bob Embleton – 15 August 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/57/54/2575481_a9bdb4f6_120x120.jpg)





![Ardrishaig war memorial - Great War names. Ordered by rank.[[[2575084]]][[[2575481]]] by Bob Embleton – 15 August 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/57/54/2575462_57bc5923_120x120.jpg)




![Sláinte Bar, Ardrishaig. Looking less tidy now than it does on Google Streetview imagery from 2015 and in 2012 [[3038237]]. I was looking for lunch, but did not bother to check. by M J Richardson – 19 May 2018](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/78/76/5787642_148e9084_120x120.jpg)














