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The Caledonian Canal at Loch Ness, Inverness-shire

Caledonian Canal The Caledonian Canal cuts through the Great Glen in several sections between the lochs to connect the Atlantic coast at Corpach near Fort William with the North Sea coast at Inverness through the Great Glen. Except for the southernmost four and a half miles in Argyllshire, it is wholly within Inverness-shire. The canal was built in the early nineteenth century by Thomas Telford. Its route is sixty-two miles, twenty-two miles of which are the man-made canal. (Read more)