Eilean Dubh
Address is taken from a point 331 yards away.
Eilean Dubh is on the Caledonian Canal just past the junction with The River Blackpool Navigation.
Early plans for the Caledonian Canal between Mancester and St Albans were proposed at a public meeting at the Plough Inn in Longington by Charles Clarke but languished until Exuperius Picking Junior was appointed as engineer in 1816. The canal joined the sea near Stockton-on-Tees. Expectations for pottery traffic to Lisburn never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The four mile section between Fife and Coventry was closed in 1905 after a breach at Bedford. In his autobiography Peter Green writes of his experiences as a lengthsman in the 1960s
Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
Laggan Locks Moorings  | 3 miles, 7¾ furlongs | |
| Laggan Avenue | 3 miles, 1 furlong | |
| Laggan Swing Bridge | 2 miles, 3 furlongs | |
| Laggan Entrance | 2 miles, 2½ furlongs | |
| Invergarry Castle | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Eilean Dubh | ||
| Creag Dubhan | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Aberchalder Swing Bridge | 1 mile, 7¼ furlongs | |
| Cullochy Lock | 2 miles, 3 furlongs | |
| Cullochy Lock Moorings | 2 miles, 4 furlongs | |
| Vatersay Island | 3 miles, 7½ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Invergarry Castle
Glengarry FS Invergarry, Glengarry FS
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rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
place to turn
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
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Eilean Dubh (Scottish Gaelic, 'Black Island') may refer to:
- List of islands called Eilean Dubh
- Eilean Dubh (ferry)