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Crinan Canal, Crinan Basin. Detail of slots for storm-gates.
SC 367268
Description Crinan Canal, Crinan Basin. Detail of slots for storm-gates.
Catalogue Number SC 367268
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 13588
Scope and Content Detail of slats for storm-gates at one of the locks on the Crinan Canal The Crinan Canal was built in 1794-1801 to join Loch Gilp and Loch Crinan and is still operational. Though only 14.48km long, its construction was difficult because the ground was either too soft or too rocky. Flooding was, and still is, one of the main problems for canals. One way in which this problem is controlled, is the creation of slats in the side walls of the canals, to allow storm gates to be put in place when necessary. On one occasion, in January 1805, flood damage at Dunardry was so bad, that the original course was eventually abandoned, and the present course slightly to the south was created. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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