Neptune's Staircase
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Neptune's Staircase is a famous series of canal locks in Scotland that dramatically raises boats along the Caledonian Canal near Fort William.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil engineering structure
ⓘ
flight of locks ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect | Thomas Telford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWaterways |
higher level of Caledonian Canal toward Loch Lochy
ⓘ
sea level at Corpach ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1822 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1803 ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| engineer | Thomas Telford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess | road access from Banavie ⓘ |
| hasApproximateTransitTime | about 90 minutes for a boat ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
basins between locks
ⓘ
lock gates ⓘ pedestrian bridges ⓘ |
| hasFunction | raises boats between different water levels ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
iron
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRailwayStation | Banavie railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRoad | A830 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportationType | canal traffic ⓘ |
| hasViewingArea | towpath ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Category A listed structure ⓘ |
| isMajorLockFlightOn | Caledonian Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPopularFor |
photography
ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ watching boats pass through locks ⓘ |
| isSectionOf | Great Glen waterway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Banavie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInCouncilArea | Highland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Lochaber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Fort William NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Neptune, Roman god of the sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Ben Nevis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Fort William NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 8 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Scottish Canals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Caledonian Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalRise |
about 19 metres
ⓘ
about 62 feet ⓘ |
| tourismType | industrial heritage tourism ⓘ |
| waterway | Caledonian Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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