Britain's official guide to canals, rivers and lakes

Sunday 21st March 2010

Neptune's Staircase

Caledonian Canal
Banavie
Highlands and Islands
PH33 7LY

T: 01463 725500 (Seaport Office)
Neptune's Staircase. © Alex Gillespie

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Caledonian Canal

Neptune's Staircase is the longest of the three staircase flights on the Caledonian Canal, the coast-to-coast Highland waterway.

It comprises eight locks, each big enough to take sea-going craft. It is located near Fort William on the canal section just north of Loch Linnhe. Fort William, overlooked by Ben Nevis (Britain's highest mountain), is a busy staging post for travellers from all directions.

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