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Dochgarroch

 
North East entrance to Loch Dochfour
A82, Dochgarroch IV3 8GY, United Kingdom
 
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Dochgarroch is a minor waterways place on the Caledonian Canal between Banavie Locks (Also known as Neptune's Staircase) (53 miles and 6¼ furlongs and 11 locks to the southwest) and Beauly Firth (North East entrance to the Caledonian Canal) (6 miles and 6½ furlongs and 7 locks to the northeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Banavie Locks is Abban Water (on Loch Dochfour); 1 mile away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Beauly Firth is River Ness Weirs; 1¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

Aldourie Castle1 mile, 6¾ furlongs
Lochend1 mile, 4 furlongs
Bona Lighthouse1 mile, 3¼ furlongs
Glackossian1 mile, 1 furlong
Abban Water1 mile
Dochgarroch
River Ness Weirs1¼ furlongs
Dochgarroch Lock Moorings5 furlongs
Dochgarroch Lock5¾ furlongs
Tomnahurich Swing Bridge4 miles, 3¼ furlongs
Caley Marina5 miles, 3 furlongs
 
 
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Dochgarroch (Scottish Gaelic: Dabhach Gairbheach) is a settlement that lies at the start of the Caledonian Canal, at the head of Loch Ness in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

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[Clan Chattan] related by blood (Clan MacGillivray, Clan Davidson, the Macleans of Dochgarroch, Clan Macqueen, the MacIntyres of Badenoch and the Clan Macandrews). [Clan Maclean] site of a castle formerly on an island that was held by the Macleans of Dochgarroch in around 1420. The name means castle of spirits and the story goes that [Caledonian Canal] Canal Neptune's Staircase, the longest staircase lock in Britain. The Dochgarroch Lock along the Caledonian Canal with its lower gates open. The upper [Inverness] translates as the "Red Spring", is a chalybeate spring located near Dochgarroch. Fuaran a' Chladaich ("The Spring on the Beach") near Bunchrew was once [River Ness] "water", from which the Greek hydronyms Neda and Nestos are descended. Dochgarroch weir at the downstream end of Loch Dochfour delineates the start of the [Abriachan] schools in Abriachan, so children travel by bus into Inverness or to Dochgarroch for their education. At the bottom of the Abriachan hill, where the Kilianan [Charleston Academy] rural communities of Beauly, Kirkhill, Kiltarlity, Struy, Abriachan and Dochgarroch. Charleston Academy opened in August 1978 on a new site to the west of [Michael Baillie, 3rd Baron Burton] Inverness-shire 1948–75 and a justice of the peace (J.P.) 1961–75. He lived at Dochgarroch Lodge, Inverness and died there on 30 May 2013. On 28 April 1948, he [Donald Monro (priest)] Alexander Monro of Kiltearn, by Janet, daughter of Farquhar Maclean of Dochgarroch. His father was a grandson of George Munro, 10th Baron of Foulis (Chief
 
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