Bellanoch Canal Swing Bridge, Crinan Canal and Moine Mhor National Nature Reserve, near Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland.

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Moine Mhòr ("Great Moss" in Scottish Gaelic)[3] encompasses a large area of raised bog in the Kilmartin Glen area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. As well as raised bog there are areas of saltmarsh, brackish grassland, alder carr, fen and woodland, and the variety of habitats at Moine Mhòr provide important habitats for a variety of animal and plant species. The Crinan Canal between Crinan and Ardrishaig in Argyll and Bute in the west of Scotland is operated by Scottish Canals. The canal, which opened in 1801, takes its name from the village of Crinan at its western end. Approximately nine miles (14 km) long, the canal connects the village of Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp with the Sound of Jura, providing a navigable route between the Clyde and the Inner Hebrides, without the need for a long diversion around the Kintyre peninsula, and in particular the exposed Mull of Kintyre.[

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Location: Bellanoch Canal Swing Bridge, Crinan Canal and Moine Mhor National Nature Reserve, near Lochgilphead
Photo credit: © Alba Tross / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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