Waterway in northwest Scotland, 98 km/61 mi long, linking the Atlantic and the North Sea. Situated between the Moray Firth and Loch Linnhe, the canal was constructed as a transport route to save the long sail around Scotland. It is one of Scotland's largest marina facilities. Of its total length, only a 37 km/22 mi stretch is artificial, the rest being composed of lochs Lochy, Oich, and Ness.
Thomas
Telford began construction of the canal in 1803 and it was completed by 1822.
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