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Neptune's Staircase, Banavie
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About
The flight of eight locks at Banavie that lifts the Caledonian Canal 19 metres (62 feet), built by Thomas Telford between 1803 and 1822. Scottish Canals calls it the longest staircase lock in Scotland and says a boat takes around 90 minutes to work up or down it. It is on the Great Glen Way, with walking and cycling paths along the canal, and Scottish Canals describes it as overlooked by Ben Nevis.
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Highlights
- ✓Eight locks rising 19 metres
- ✓Built by Thomas Telford, 1803 to 1822
- ✓Boats working the flight
- ✓On the Great Glen Way
Tips
- →Watch a boat through: Scottish Canals says the full flight takes around 90 minutes.
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