Corpach, Caledonian Canal Sea Locks General View
SC 493312
Description Corpach, Caledonian Canal Sea Locks General View
Date 18/5/1976
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 493312
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Sea lock, Corpach, Caledonian Canal, Inverness-shire This is the entrance lock at the west end of the canal, It was lengthened to accommodate vessels serving the pulp and paper mill built nearby in the 1960s, and a new quay was built on the basin above, equipped with cranes. This view was taken from the top of the entrance lock, looking south west to the lock-keeper's house and the lighthouse marking the entrance. The recesses in the lock walls are the original sites of the top gates, before the 1960s lengthening. The canal was designed by Thomas Telford, and built with Government funding to provide a safe route, avoiding the dangerous Pentland Firth, for small warships and the generality of trading vessels of the period. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H76/103/9
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