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.

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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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Caledonian Canal hasLock Neptune's Staircase