Neptune's Staircase lock flight
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Neptune's Staircase lock flight is a famous series of canal locks on Scotland’s Caledonian Canal, notable as one of the longest staircase lock systems in Britain and a popular engineering landmark for visitors.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neptune's Staircase lock flight canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
staircase lock
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect | Thomas Telford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
higher level of the Caledonian Canal towards Gairlochy
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sea level section near Corpach ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | circa 1822 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate |
circa 1803
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor | linking the Scottish east and west coasts via the Caledonian Canal ⓘ |
| engineer | Thomas Telford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Neptune's Staircase lock flight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
road and rail bridges crossing the canal nearby
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series of eight interconnected lock chambers ⓘ towpaths on both sides ⓘ |
| hasFunction | raising and lowering boats between different water levels ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
iron lock gates
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masonry ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important example of early 19th-century civil engineering ⓘ |
| length |
about a quarter of a mile
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approximately 457 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Banavie
NERFINISHED
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Caledonian Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort William NERFINISHED ⓘ Highland, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Lochaber NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| maximumBoatRise |
about 62 feet
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approximately 19 metres ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Neptune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Corpach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort William NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs |
major engineering landmark
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one of the longest staircase lock systems in Britain ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 8 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Scottish Canals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Scottish Canals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caledonian Canal
NERFINISHED
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Great Glen waterway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Great Glen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular visitor attraction
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viewpoint for Ben Nevis and surrounding mountains ⓘ |
| waterwayType | canal ⓘ |
| waterwayUse |
recreational boating
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yacht and leisure craft transit ⓘ |
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