Crinan Canal Sea-lock
Crinan, Argyll & Bute
From the east looking towards the Sound of Jura.
The canal is nine miles long and runs from here to Ardrishaig on Loch Fyne, which can be seen on another page. It was opened in 1809 and the chief engineer was Thomas Telford.
The canal is nine miles long and runs from here to Ardrishaig on Loch Fyne, which can be seen on another page. It was opened in 1809 and the chief engineer was Thomas Telford.
A little closer in to show more detail.
The canal was built to allow small ships, trawlers, etc to cross the top of the Kintyre peninsula and save an up to one hundred and twenty mile journey round the Mull of Kintyre, also avoiding the North Atlantic, and sailing direct to the shelter of the Sound of Jura and the Inner Hebrides.
The canal was built to allow small ships, trawlers, etc to cross the top of the Kintyre peninsula and save an up to one hundred and twenty mile journey round the Mull of Kintyre, also avoiding the North Atlantic, and sailing direct to the shelter of the Sound of Jura and the Inner Hebrides.
From offshore. The remaining and main sea-lock is on the right of the two entrances.
These days the canal is used almost exclusively by pleasure craft.
These days the canal is used almost exclusively by pleasure craft.
Offshore and close in.
