Tour Scotland photograph of a Lock at Fort Augustus, Scotland. The Caledonian Canal connecting Fort William to Inverness passes through Fort Augustus in a dramatic series of locks stepping down to Loch Ness. The canal runs some 60 miles from north east to south west. Only one third of the entire length is man made, the rest being formed by Loch Dochfour, Loch Ness, Loch Oich, and Loch Lochy. These lochs are located in the Great Glen, on a geological fault in the Earth's crust. There are 29 locks, including eight at Neptune's Staircase, Banavie, four aqueducts and 10 bridges in the course of the canal.
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