Muirtown Locks
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Muirtown Locks is a group of locks on the Caledonian Canal and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway.
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
Muirtown Locks
is a minor waterways place
on the Caledonian Canal between
Banavie Locks (Also known as Neptune's Staircase) (59 miles and 3¾ furlongs
and 12 locks
to the southwest) and
Beauly Firth (North East entrance to the Caledonian Canal) (1 mile and 1 furlong
and 2 locks
to the northwest).
The nearest place in the direction of Banavie Locks is Caley Marina;
2¾ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Beauly Firth is Muirtown Swing Bridge;
1¼ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
This is a group of four locks, the rise of which is not known.
| River Ness Weirs | 5 miles, 4¼ furlongs | |
Dochgarroch Lock Moorings  | 5 miles, ¾ furlongs | |
| Dochgarroch Lock | 4 miles, 7¾ furlongs | |
| Tomnahurich Swing Bridge | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Caley Marina | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Muirtown Locks | ||
| Muirtown Swing Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Muirtown Basin | 3½ furlongs | |
| Clachnaharry Works Lock | 6 furlongs | |
| Clachnaharry Railway Swing Bridge | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Clachnaharry Sea Lock | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
Amenities here
Tesco
Trafford Bank Guest HouseAmenities nearby at Caley Marina
CashpointAmenities nearby at Muirtown Swing Bridge
Aldi Costcutter Lidl River House Restaurant Westbourne Guest House
Harveys Furniture Sterling Furniture
Fish & Chips Cashpoint
Gleaner Oils Ltd
B&Q Buildbase Travis Perkins
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shipped through the canal on their way from America to "U.S. Naval Base 18” (Muirtown Basin, Inverness), and fishing boats used it to avoid possible enemy action
[Muirtown]
the Muirtown Locks, a flight of four locks on the Caledonian Canal at Muirtown, a mile (1.5 km) west northwest of Inverness city centre. The Muirtown Swing
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Muirtown - WikipediaMuirtown is an area in the west end of the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. It contains ... Immediately to the south of the basin are the Muirtown Locks, a flight of four locks on the Caledonian Canal at Muirtown, a mile (1.5 km) west ...
Site Name Inverness, Caledonian Canal, Muirtown Locks. Classification Lock(S) (Post Medieval). Canmore ID 13331. Site Number NH64NE 119.04. NGR NHÂ ...
Address. Inverness ... Glenliath shared a post — at Muirtown Locks. June 30 at 11:54 ... Inverness Local History Forum added a new photo — at Muirtown Locks.
See 39 photos from 40 visitors to Muirtown Locks. ... Photo taken at Muirtown Locks by Gordon P. on 4/14/2018; Photo taken at Muirtown Locks by Brett D. on ...
MHG16087 - Caledonian Canal, Muirtown Locks, Lock Keepers Cottages. Summary. An early to mid 19th-century lock-keepers cottage.
The Canal was out in the countryside when built - now it's well within the City Limits.
Feb 14, 2016 ... Construction of the stretch including Muirtown locks and basin and the terminal works at Clachnaharry was delayed by difficulties in building ...
Nov 1, 2018 ... Here at Muirtown Locks there are four sea locks on this famous canal. From here you can just see the Kessock Bridge as you look towards the ...
Nov 6, 2018 ... At the top of the Muirtown locks, to the east of the canal, the 1875 OS map depicts what may be a second lock keepers cottage (in addition to ...
Moonshine over the Muirtown Locks on the Caledonian Canal, Inverness. Done. Lewis Wilson, JSP92 and 128 more people faved this. Mariana Nik · John ...