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Inverness, Muirtown Locks, Upper Wharf View from NW showing hand crane
SC 498700
Description Inverness, Muirtown Locks, Upper Wharf View from NW showing hand crane
Date 30/5/1976
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 498700
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Muirtown locks, Caledonian Canal, Inverness-shire This flight of four locks is arranged as a staircase, that is, the top gates of one lock are also the bottom gates of the one above. It is situated near the eastern end of the canal, adjacent to Muirtown basin. This view shows the quay at the top of the flight, where there is a warehouse and hand-powered post crane. The crane has a cast iron frame and wooden jib The ship was the Maureen Mhor, a large motor yacht. 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 H76/155/13
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