Caledonian Canal, Fort Augustus
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Caledonian Canal, Fort Augustus
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 2 Mar 2013
This is the top lock of the flight of five that takes the Caledonian Canal down to Loch Ness. Although there is little evidence in this view, the canal was once crossed here by a railway - an extension to the Fort Augustus branch line to Fort Augustus Pier on the loch. The branch itself was closed to passengers in 1933, and completely in 1946, but this stretch had gone by 1924.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.144434
Longitude
-4.68571