Speed limit sign on a Scottish canal at Crinan near Lochgilphead in Scotland

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The Crinan Canal is a nine-mile stretch of waterway linking Loch Fyne at Ardrishaig with the Sound of Jura. It was designed and built by Sir John Rennie in 1801, with the assistance of the ubiquitous Thomas Telford, to allow shipping to avoid the long and often hazardous journey round the Mull of Kintyre and to help stimulate trade in the islands. These days you're more likely to see pleasure yachts and cruisers sailing on the canal than the cargo vessels which once transported coal and other goods to the islands and returned with livestock. You don't need to come in a boat to appreciate the canal.

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Location: Crinan, Near Lochgilphead, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © TW Photo Images / Alamy / Afripics
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