Sailing boat on the Caledonian Canal near Fort William has just passed both the rail and road bridge at Banavie.

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Editorial use only. A sailing boat has just passed both the Fort William to Mallaig rail bridge and the A830 road bridge at Banavie on its way north towards Inverness on the Caledonian Canal. The first lock gate on Neptune's Staircase at Banavie can be seen open to the left. Both crossings are swing bridges and they can be seen closing behind the vessel. The southern end of the canal starts at Corpach and continues for 60 miles (96 km) north to Inverness passing through Loch Lochy, Loch Oich and Loch Ness in the process. The canal was built by Thomas Telford and opened in 1822. It is Scotland's longest canal comprising 29 lochs. The most dramatic part is the flight of eight locks at Banavie - called Neptune's Staircase. The canal is now mostly used by yachts and other pleasure vessels either cruising on the canal or using it as a short cut avoiding the dangerous Pentland Firth.

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Size: 5832px × 3888px
Location: Banavie Lochaber Scotland
Photo credit: © John Peter Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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