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Caledonian Canal

 
 
Information about the waterway

The Caledonian Canal is a commercial waterway and is part of the Waterways of Mainland Britain. It runs for 62 miles through 29 locks from Loch Linnhe (where it continues and joins the Sound of Mull) to Beauly Firth (where it continues to join the North Sea).

The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 149 feet and 6 inches long and 38 feet and 3 inches wide. The maximum headroom is 114 feet and 10 inches. The maximum draught is 15 feet and 10 inches.

The navigational authority for this waterway is Scottish Canals
Loch Linnhe
South West entrance to the Caledonian Canal
Corpach Sea Lock ½ furlongs 0 locks
Corpach Basin 1¼ furlongs 1 lock
Corpach Double Locks 2 furlongs 1 lock
Caol Moorings 4¾ furlongs 3 locks
Mallaig Extension Railway Swing Bridge 1 mile and 1¾ furlongs 3 locks
A830 Banavie Swing Bridge 1 mile and 2 furlongs 3 locks
Banavie Locks
Also known as Neptune's Staircase
1 mile and 3¼ furlongs 3 locks
Banavie Basin 1 mile and 5¾ furlongs 11 locks
Mount Alexander Aqueduct 2 miles and ¾ furlongs 11 locks
Sheangain Aqueduct
The aqueduct crosses a road and a river.
3 miles and 3 furlongs 11 locks
Muirshearlich Aqueduct 4 miles and 5 furlongs 11 locks
Muirshearlich Widening 4 miles and 6¼ furlongs 11 locks
Loy Sluices 5 miles and 1½ furlongs 11 locks
Loy Aqueduct
The aqueduct crosses a river and a track.
5 miles and 4¼ furlongs 11 locks
Moy Swing Bridge 6 miles and 4½ furlongs 11 locks
Moy Weir 6 miles and 5¼ furlongs 11 locks
Lochaber Lodges 7 miles and 1¾ furlongs 11 locks
Gairlochy Bottom Lock 7 miles and 7½ furlongs 11 locks
Gairlochy Swing Bridge 7 miles and 7¾ furlongs 12 locks
Gairlochy Top Lock 8 miles and 1 furlong 12 locks
Gairlochy Moorings 8 miles and 1½ furlongs 13 locks
Coille-ras Point
South West entrance to Loch Lochy
8 miles and 4¼ furlongs 13 locks
Glenfintaig
on Loch Lochy southeast shore
9 miles and 1 furlong 13 locks
Bunarkaig
on Loch Lochy northwest shore
10 miles and 6¼ furlongs 13 locks
Invergloy Point
on Loch Lochy southeast shore
12 miles and ½ furlongs 13 locks
Letterfinlay
on Loch Lochy
14 miles and 5¼ furlongs 13 locks
Corriegour
on Loch Lochy southeast shore
16 miles and ¼ furlongs 13 locks
Kilfinnan
North East entrance to Loch Lochy
18 miles and 2½ furlongs 13 locks
Laggan Locks Lower Moorings
A pontoon on the other side of the peninsular, not the temporary lock pontoon.
18 miles and 5¾ furlongs 13 locks
Laggan Locks 18 miles and 6¾ furlongs 13 locks
Laggan Locks Moorings 18 miles and 7½ furlongs 15 locks
Laggan Avenue 19 miles and 6 furlongs 15 locks
Laggan Swing Bridge 20 miles and 4 furlongs 15 locks
Laggan Entrance
South West entrance to Loch Oich
20 miles and 4½ furlongs 15 locks
Invergarry Castle
on Loch Oich
22 miles and 3 furlongs 15 locks
Eilean Dubh
on Loch Oich
22 miles and 7 furlongs 15 locks
Creag Dubhan
North East entrance to Loch Oich
24 miles and 4¼ furlongs 15 locks
Aberchalder Swing Bridge 24 miles and 6¼ furlongs 15 locks
Cullochy Lock 25 miles and 2 furlongs 15 locks
Cullochy Lock Moorings 25 miles and 3 furlongs 16 locks
Vatersay Island 26 miles and 6¾ furlongs 16 locks
Vatersay Cottage 27 miles and 1 furlong 16 locks
Kytra Lock 27 miles and 2½ furlongs 16 locks
Auchterawe Widening 27 miles and 7 furlongs 17 locks
Fort Augustus Locks - Upper Moorings 29 miles and 4¾ furlongs 17 locks
Fort Augustus Locks 29 miles and 6 furlongs 17 locks
Fort Augustus Swing Bridge 29 miles and 6¾ furlongs 22 locks
Fort Augustus Moorings 29 miles and 7½ furlongs 22 locks
Fort Augustus Entrance
South West entrance to Loch Ness
30 miles and 1 furlong 22 locks
Cherry Island
on Loch Ness
30 miles and 6½ furlongs 22 locks
Portclair
on Loch Ness
33 miles and 5¾ furlongs 22 locks
Invermoriston
by Loch Ness
35 miles and 5½ furlongs 22 locks
Alltsigh
on Loch Ness
38 miles and 2 furlongs 22 locks
Foyers
on Loch Ness
40 miles and 6¼ furlongs 22 locks
Inverfarigaig
on Loch Ness
43 miles and 1½ furlongs 22 locks
Urquhart Castle
on Loch Ness
46 miles and 4¾ furlongs 22 locks
Drumnadrochit Visitor Moorings
Urquhart Bay Harbour
46 miles and 6½ furlongs 22 locks
Dores
on Loch Ness (widens/narrows here)
51 miles and 5¼ furlongs 22 locks
Aldourie Castle
on Loch Ness
53 miles and 2¾ furlongs 22 locks
Lochend
Noth East entrance to Loch Ness
53 miles and 5½ furlongs 22 locks
Bona Lighthouse 53 miles and 6¼ furlongs 22 locks
Glackossian
South West entrance to Loch Dochfour
54 miles and ½ furlongs 22 locks
Abban Water
on Loch Dochfour
54 miles and 1½ furlongs 22 locks
Dochgarroch
North East entrance to Loch Dochfour
55 miles and 1½ furlongs 22 locks
River Ness Weirs 55 miles and 2¾ furlongs 22 locks
Dochgarroch Lock Moorings 55 miles and 6½ furlongs 22 locks
Dochgarroch Lock 55 miles and 7¼ furlongs 22 locks
Tomnahurich Swing Bridge 59 miles and 4¾ furlongs 23 locks
Caley Marina 60 miles and 4½ furlongs 23 locks
Muirtown Locks 60 miles and 7 furlongs 23 locks
Muirtown Swing Bridge 61 miles and ¼ furlongs 27 locks
Muirtown Basin 61 miles and 2½ furlongs 27 locks
Clachnaharry Works Lock 61 miles and 5 furlongs 27 locks
Clachnaharry Railway Swing Bridge 61 miles and 5½ furlongs 28 locks
Clachnaharry Sea Lock 61 miles and 7½ furlongs 28 locks
Beauly Firth
North East entrance to the Caledonian Canal
62 miles 29 locks
 
 
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The Caledonian Canal connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast at Corpach near Fort William in Scotland. The canal was constructed in the early nineteenth century by Scottish engineer Thomas Telford.

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[Loch Ness] connected at the southern end by the River Oich and a section of the Caledonian Canal to Loch Oich. At the northern end there is the Bona Narrows which opens [Caledonian Canal Act 1840] Caledonian Canal Act 1840 is an act of the British Parliament that was passed on 4 August of 1840 "to authorize the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury" [Neptune's Staircase] reference NN113769) is a staircase lock comprising eight locks on the Caledonian Canal. Built by Thomas Telford between 1803 and 1822, it is the longest staircase [Caledonian] Scottish airline Caledonian Canal, between Inverness and Fort William, Scotland Caledonian Railway, former Scottish railway company Caledonian Railway (Brechin) [Great Glen] travelling route in the Highlands of Scotland, which is used by both the Caledonian Canal and the A82 road, which link the city of Inverness on the northeast [Banavie Swing Bridge] Bridge carries the A830 road across the Caledonian Canal at Banavie. The Banavie Swing Bridge crosses the canal at the bottom of Neptune's Staircase. It [Inverness] Loch Ness, Loch Ashie and Loch Duntelchaig to the west. Inverness's Caledonian Canal also runs through the Great Glen, connecting Loch Ness, Loch Oich, [Cherry Island (Loch Ness)] smaller as the level of the loch was raised when it became part of the Caledonian Canal. The increase in the level of the loch caused a smaller natural island [Canal] ship canals allow seagoing ships to travel to an inland port (e.g., Manchester Ship Canal), or from one sea or ocean to another (e.g., Caledonian Canal, Panama
 
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