Crinan Canal
E94828
The Crinan Canal is a historic waterway in western Scotland that provides a shortcut for boats between the Firth of Clyde and the Sound of Jura, avoiding the long route around the Kintyre peninsula.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ ship canal ⓘ |
| avoids |
Kintyre peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mull of Kintyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Firth of Clyde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loch Fyne ⓘ Sound of Jura ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1794 ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| crosses | Knapdale peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | John Rennie the Elder ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
basin at Ardrishaig
ⓘ
basin at Crinan ⓘ lock flights ⓘ swing bridges ⓘ |
| hasLock |
sea lock at Ardrishaig
ⓘ
sea lock at Crinan ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| historicSignificance | important route for Clyde puffers ⓘ |
| laterEngineer | Thomas Telford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
about 14.5 kilometres
ⓘ
about 9 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Argyll and Bute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Scottish Canals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | village of Crinan ⓘ |
| navigationAuthority | Scottish Canals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Lochgilphead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 15 ⓘ |
| openedForTraffic | early 19th century ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1801 ⓘ |
| originalEngineer | John Rennie the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Scottish Canals ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish inland waterways network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to avoid the long sea route around the Mull of Kintyre
ⓘ
to provide a shortcut between the Firth of Clyde and the Sound of Jura ⓘ |
| region | Knapdale ⓘ |
| status | navigable ⓘ |
| terminusAt |
Ardrishaig
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crinan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recreational boating
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ yacht passage ⓘ |
| waterwayType | sea-to-sea canal ⓘ |
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