Neptunes Staircase Cruise

The small village of banavie just four miles north of fort william is overlooked by the magnificent ben nevis and is home to the impressive neptune s staircase.

Neptunes staircase cruise. Thomas telford was the genius behind the caledonian canal linking glasgow to edinburgh in the early 1800 s. But the staircase has to be seen to be believed. Located a short walk from fort williams on the caledonia canal the devil s staircase is a fascinating series of locks in a short distance along the canal. Neptunes staircase is an engineering wonder.

Neptune s staircase i visited and viewed the neptune s staircase while hiking the great glen way. It is the longest staircase lock in britain lifting boats 64 feet 20 m. It was very interesting to see especially. We passed through two swing bridges and a lock which is an experience if you havent done it before.

The scots like to boast about their engineers and in this case its justified. Deli barqen chinese takeaway fish bar. It consists of eight locks each 180 feet 55 m by 40 feet 12 m and it takes boats about 90 minutes to pass through the system. Situated in the picturesque village of banavie just north of fort william this amazing feat of engineering raises the canal by 19m 62ft over a quarter of a mile of continuous masonry and takes around 90 minutes for a boat to travel up or down the locks.

It took almost 20 years for scottish architect thomas telford to design and build the staircase lock in the early 19th century. It is a pleasant village by the caledonian canal. Banavie the top of neptune s staircase at banavie is the cruising limit. We had a boat trip up the caledonian canal which is neptunes staircase.

One of the great engineering feats of its time neptune s staircase represents britain s longest flight of locks. Located a short walk from fort williams on the caledonia canal the devil s staircase is a fascinating series of locks in a short distance along the canal. The boat travels about 6mph and we were on it for 3 hours. The staircase was designed by renowned civil engineer thomas telford in a bid to make inland navigation feasible in northern scotland and for the most part this was successful.

01397 702 332 co op small but nearest supermarket. Neptune s staircase at banavie near fort william just north of loch linnhe is kept by scottish canals. This amazing feat of engineering raises the canal by 19m 62ft over a quarter of a mile of continuous masonry and takes around 90 minutes for a boat to travel up or down the locks.