Caledonian Canal

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The Caledonian Canal is a historic waterway in the Scottish Highlands that links the east and west coasts by connecting a series of natural lochs through the Great Glen.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
transport infrastructure
completedDate 1822
connects Corpach
Inverness
Scottish east coast
Scottish west coast
connectsWaterBody Loch Dochfour
Loch Lochy
Loch Ness
Loch Oich
constructedFor bypassing hazardous Pentland Firth and Cape Wrath
safe passage for naval and commercial shipping
constructionStartDate 1803
country Scotland
designer Thomas Telford
endPoint Corpach
engineer Thomas Telford
hasLock Neptune's Staircase
hasTouristAttraction Loch Ness cruises
Neptune's Staircase lock flight
heritageDesignation Scheduled Monument (parts)
historicalUse commercial shipping
length approximately 60 miles
approximately 97 kilometres
locatedIn Great Glen
Scottish Highlands
maintainedBy Scottish Canals
mapFeature linear waterway across Great Glen
maximumAirDraught 35 metres
maximumVesselBeam 10.7 metres
maximumVesselDraught 4.1 metres
maximumVesselLength 45.7 metres
numberOfAqueducts 4
numberOfLocks 29
numberOfSwingBridges 10
openingDate 1822
ownedBy Scottish Canals
partOf Great Glen waterway system
linked to: Caledonian Canal
passesNear Drumnadrochit
Fort Augustus
Fort William
Gairlochy
primaryUse recreational boating
tourism
startPoint Inverness
status operational
waterwayType ship canal

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Great Glen contains Caledonian Canal
Loch Ness partOf Caledonian Canal system
linked to: Caledonian Canal
Loch Ness inflow Caledonian Canal
Lochaber traversedBy Caledonian Canal
Fort William hasNearbyAttraction Caledonian Canal
Caledonian Canal partOf Great Glen waterway system
linked to: Caledonian Canal
Glen Albyn traversedBy Caledonian Canal
Loch Lochy partOf Caledonian Canal
Loch Lochy connectedBy Caledonian Canal
Loch Lochy hasInflow Caledonian Canal
Loch Lochy partOf Great Glen waterway system
linked to: Caledonian Canal
Loch Oich partOf Caledonian Canal
Loch Oich hasOutflow Caledonian Canal
Loch Oich partOf Great Glen waterway system
linked to: Caledonian Canal
Loch Oich isTraversedBy Caledonian Canal navigation channel
linked to: Caledonian Canal
Fort Augustus locatedOn Caledonian Canal
Fort Augustus hasFeature Caledonian Canal locks
linked to: Caledonian Canal
Great Glen Way passesAlong Caledonian Canal
River Oich runsParallelTo Caledonian Canal
River Oich parallelFeature Caledonian Canal
Glen More traversedBy Caledonian Canal
River Lochy partOf Caledonian waterway system
linked to: Caledonian Canal
River Lochy connectedTo Caledonian Canal
Inbhir Nis hasNearbyAttraction Caledonian Canal
Thomas Telford notableWork Caledonian Canal
Thomas Telford employer Commissioners for the Caledonian Canal
linked to: Caledonian Canal