Caledonian Canal
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The Caledonian Canal connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast at Corpach near Fort William in Scotland. The canal was constructed in the early nineteenth century by Scottish e
Swing bridge over the Caledonian Canal
Grave of John Telford, Kilmallie churchyard
Inscription on John Telford's grave.
British Rail Class 156 on a Far North Line service crossing over the canal on the Clachnaharry Swing Bridge. The bridge in the background is the Kessock Bridge.
Thomas Telford
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Thomas Telford was a Scottish civil engineer. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in Shropshire, he designed numerous infrastructure projects in his native Scotland, a
Caledonian Canal
…Inverness with the west coast at Corpach near Fort William in Scotland. The canal was constructed in the early nineteenth century by Scottish engineer Thomas Telford. The canal runs some 60 miles (100 kilometres) from northeast to southwest and reaches 106 feet (32 metres) above sea level. Only one third of the…
c. 1803 portrait of Telford by Henry Raeburn
1792 portrait of Telford
A canal boat traverses the Pontcysyllte aqueduct in North Wales
Longdon-on-Tern Aqueduct in Shropshire