Neptune's Staircase
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Neptune's Staircase is a staircase lock comprising eight locks on the Caledonian Canal. Built by Thomas Telford between 1803 and 1822, it is the longest staircase lock in Britain. The system was origi
Aerial view from the west
Looking up the staircase
Looking down the locks to the entrance canal from Loch Linnhe and the sea
Fonseranes Locks
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Fonseranes Locks are a flight of staircase locks on the Canal du Midi near Béziers.
Neptune's Staircase
…History of the British canal system Fonserannes Locks Hayward, David (2007). The Caledonian Canal. British Waterways Scotland. ISBN 978-0-9556339-2-8…
Open locks, seen from the bottom of the flight
Boats passing through the locks
Fonseranes water slope.
Modern reconstruction of an ancient Greek rowing warship Ivlia leaves the Fonseranes Locks. 1992.