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Neptune's Staircase
A flight of eight locks lifting boats up the Caledonian Canal, the longest staircase lock in Britain.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Banavie, Fort WilliamDirections
- Getting There
- About 10 minutes by car north of town, or by train to Banavie station.
Why Go
Thomas Telford built the locks between 1803 and 1822 as part of the canal that crosses Scotland through the Great Glen to Inverness. Watch the yachts step up 20 meters, or walk the towpath, with Ben Nevis rising behind on a clear day.
Nearby in Fort William
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