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...
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southern end connects to Loch Oich by the River Oich and a section of the Caledonian Canal. The northern end connects to Loch Dochfour via the River Ness, which...
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canal system was the most advanced in the world at that time. The Scottish civil engineer Thomas Telford, renowned for his design of the Caledonian Canal...
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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...
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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...
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Scottish airline Caledonian Canal, between Inverness and Fort William, Scotland Caledonian Railway, former Scottish railway company Caledonian Railway (Brechin)...
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was a late burst of wide-waterway building (e.g. the Caledonian Canal, and the Manchester Ship Canal), and of invention and innovation by people such as...
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through the Caledonian Canal and the River Ness towards the Beauly and Moray Firths to the North Sea. Before construction of the Caledonian Canal, Loch Ness...
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was found just to the south of Torvean, during the excavation of the Caledonian Canal, in 1809. Inverness was one of the chief strongholds of the Picts....
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Caledonian MacBrayne (Scottish Gaelic: Caledonian Mac a' Bhriuthainn), in short form CalMac, is the trade name of CalMac Ferries Ltd, the major operator...
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