Fort Augustus Locks
Canalside Chip Shop, Canal Side Road South, Fort Augustus PH32 4WA, United Kingdom
Fort Augustus Locks is one of a group of locks on the Caledonian Canal; it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1888.
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
Fort Augustus Locks
is a minor waterways place
on the Caledonian Canal between
Banavie Locks (Also known as Neptune's Staircase) (28 miles and 2¾ furlongs
and 6 locks
to the southwest) and
Beauly Firth (North East entrance to the Caledonian Canal) (32 miles and 2 furlongs
and 7 locks
to the northeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Banavie Locks is Fort Augustus Locks - Upper Moorings;
1¼ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Beauly Firth is Fort Augustus Swing Bridge;
¾ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
This is a group of five locks, the rise of which is not known.
| Vatersay Island | 2 miles, 7½ furlongs | |
| Vatersay Cottage | 2 miles, 5 furlongs | |
| Kytra Lock | 2 miles, 3½ furlongs | |
Auchterawe Widening  | 1 mile, 7 furlongs | |
| Fort Augustus Locks - Upper Moorings | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Fort Augustus Locks | ||
| Fort Augustus Swing Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Fort Augustus Moorings | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Fort Augustus Entrance | 3 furlongs | |
| Cherry Island | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Portclair | 3 miles, 7¾ furlongs | |
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Costcutter
Bothy BarAmenities nearby at Fort Augustus Swing Bridge
Fish & Chips
Great Glen Service Station GulfAmenities nearby at Fort Augustus Locks - Upper Moorings
Mr G W Girvan
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