Description

The monument comprises that stretch of inland waterway known as the Caledonian Canal running east and north-east from the locks and basin at Corpach, on Loch Linnhe, to the south (or bottom) end of the flight of locks at Banavie (otherwise known as Neptune's Staircase).

The area to be scheduled includes all the canal in water and the strip of ground extending up to a maximum of 30m from the water on either side and containing the towpaths and embankments and any associated capstans, bollards, mooring hooks, mile posts, weirs and overflows.

The scheduling excludes the road swing bridge at Banavie, the railway swing bridge and its associated signal box also at Banavie, as well as all modern moorings, pontoons, slipways, walls and fences, power cables, lampposts and other street furniture. The area to be scheduled is marked in red on the accompanying map extract.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance as being a major component of the Caledonian Canal, built between 1803 and 1822. The canal was designed by the famous Scottish civil engineer Thomas Telford and financed directly by the Government. At the opening ceremony it was described as 'one of the most stupendous undertakings of that nature which Europe has seen'; it certainly was then, and remains today, the single largest construction work in the Highlands.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Sources

Bibliography

References:

Cameron, A. D. (1994) The Caledonian Canal.

Lindsay, J. (1968) The Canals of Scotland.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland