The Caledonian Canal was constructed in the early nineteenth century by Thomas Telford through the Great Glen, on a geological fault in the Earth's crust. It connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast at Corpach near Fort William. It runs some 60 miles (100 kilometres) from northeast to southwest and reaches 106 feet (32 metres) above sea level. Only one third of the entire length is man-made, the rest being formed by Loch Dochfour, Loch Ness, Loch Oich, and Loch Lochy. There are 29 locks (including eight at Neptune's Staircase, Banavie), four aqueducts and 10 bridges.
Bona lighthouse at Lochend, guiding craft from Loch Ness into Caledonian Canal
Bona lighthouse at Lochend, guiding craft from Loch Ness into Caledonian Canal
Shallow (sea?) Loch with distant railway(?) bridge
Location unknownShallow (sea?) Loch with distant railway(?) bridge
Caledonian Canal, Puffer “Auld Reekie” leaving bottom lock at Corpach
April 8th 1975 (From Steam on Canals Sub-Collection)Caledonian Canal, Puffer “Auld Reekie” leaving bottom lock at Corpach
Swing Bridge, Fort William, Caledonian Canal, 1966
Swing Bridge, Fort William, Caledonian Canal, 1966
Swing Bridge, Fort William, Caledonian Canal, 1966
Swing Bridge, Fort William, Caledonian Canal, 1966
Neptune's Staircase, Fort William, Caledonian Canal, 1966
Neptune's Staircase, Fort William, Caledonian Canal, 1966
Steam fishing vessel in Banavie Locks
(From Steam on Canals Sub-Collection)Steam fishing vessel in Banavie Locks
Neptune's Staircase, Fort William, Caledonian Canal, 1966
Neptune's Staircase, Fort William, Caledonian Canal, 1966
Neptune's Staircase, Fort William, Caledonian Canal, 1966
Neptune's Staircase, Fort William, Caledonian Canal, 1966
Caledonian canal, Neptune's staircase
Caledonian canal, Neptine's Staircase Sep 1972Caledonian canal, Neptune's staircase
caledonian canal, Banavie
Caledonian Canal. Banavie Swing Bridge, July 1973caledonian canal, Banavie
