Roger (Grisly)'s photos with the keyword: Canal

This is the southern end of the Crinan Canal which is a historic waterway in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland. It is often called “Britain’s most beautiful shortcut” because it allows boats to avoid the long and exposed sail around the Mull of Kintyre and the treacherous waters of the Sound of Jura. Length: 9 miles (14.5 km) Number of locks: 15 (including 2 sea locks at each end) Opened: 1801 (full completion 1809) Grok. Ardrishaig Is a classic west-coast Scottish village—peaceful, surrounded by hills and water, HFF and a good weekend to all, ,,,, large view recommended!

A Canalside bench at Higher Lock one of a small series at Maunsel Lock on the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal, North Newton, a few miles outside of Bridgwater. Large view if you prefer! and HBM!

Cairnbaan, Lock On the Crinan Canal, The canal has 15 locks and 7 bridges and runs from Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp in the east to Crinan on the Sound of Jura at the western end. Opened in 1908, the 9-mile canal was built to provide fast travel for boats from Glasgow to Oban, bypassing the often dangerous Mull of Kintyre. The canal is very busy during the summer months and a lock-side seat is perfect for just watching the boats,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Large for detail! HBM and a good new week,

A tourist boat on the Union Canal prepares to enter the final section before the Falkirk boat lift delivers it the 35m back down to sea level. A large view appreciated! ,,,,, HFF!

The Crinan Basin and the western end of the Crinan Canal. The canal which has15 locks and 7 bridges stretches nine miles from Ardrishaig on Loch Fyne to Crinan, on the Sound of Jura. In 16.9 therefore, a large vie may be beneficial

An autumnal image of the Bridgwater and Taunton canal from 2012, This is taken in Bridgwater's West Street cutting with the tunnel directly behind the photographer, Now only used for pleasure craft It was opened in 1827 and linked the River Tone to the River Parrett, HWW!

Back to the warmer days of Spring, This is the Crinan Sea Loch with the gates to the basin partially open. The gates to the Canal are out of shot on the left-hand side of the basin, Pip shows the gates open. HFF and a good weekend, Large view preferable !

An image shot in 16.9 so a large view would be appreciated. An alternative view of the Falkirk rotating boat lift, opened in 2002 and replacing a flight of 11 locks that once stepped the Union Canal down to the level of the Forth & Clyde, more than 100 feet below. That saved manually opening and closing 44 lock gates a short trip that took almost a day can now be done in just a few minutes. Boats are lifted 35 meters to the Union canal shown in this image. The futuristic wooden building on the right is visitor centre Wish you a nice Friday and a good weekend.

These benches are at Cairnbaan locks on the 9-mile-long Crinan Canal, the lock gates in the distance open to the 1,100 yd (1,000 m) long summit of the waterway which is in the distance at Dunardry locks, this is 64 feet (20 metres) above sea level, A busy canal during the summer and this is a popular spot to watch the action, HBM and a nice week, Large view if possible please.

Lock Gates on the Forth and Clyde Canal at The Helix, Falkirk. The canal is 35 miles (56 km) long, and it runs from the River Carron at Grangemouth to the River Clyde at Bowling, This allowed navigation from Edinburgh on the east coast to the port of Glasgow on the west coast. Better viewed large I think ! Wish everyone a nice Friday and a peaceful weekend

The undisturbed water of Forth and Clyde Canal at Falkirk, Wish you all a Nice Friday and a good weekend,,,,,,, Large may be good !

This is my take on the park which covers over 350 hectares and opened to the public in 2013 with the Kelpies (Horses) following in 2014, Standing at 30 metres tall, and weighing over 300 tonnes each, The Kelpies are the world’s largest equine sculptures, The waterway on the left is the Forth and Clyde canal which also featured in previous images from the Falkirk Wheel, This is a link to one of the series Happy Crew. Large for full details please and a wonderful Friday and a terrific weekend to all.

At one of the highest points on the Crinan Canal this basin is adjacent to Loch a' Bharain an impounding reservoir, This view is looking towards the Western end of the 9-mile coast-to-coast waterway, HBM and a great week to all

The boat in the main images has just been raised 24 metres (79 ft), on the Falkirk Wheel boat lift, A series of three pips show progress as One boat is lowered and One raised, in all three images the waterproof plate that keeps the tray full of water can be seen, Once the wheel has reached the top and has been locked in place the plate is lowered and water levels equalised, The fourth pip is a previously posted image with a longer view of the boat lift, Full information and facts of the wheel here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Wheel Strongly recommend a large view, Finally, a musical link, www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK62tfoCmuQ

The 180-Metre Roughcastle Tunnel was built as part of the Millennium Link project to carry the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal beneath the World Heritage Site Antonine Wall which crosses the canal link. This was the first UK canal to be built for a 100 years and was built to replace the flight of locks that once joined the Union and Forth & Clyde Canals, Large perhaps, Wish you all a nice Friday and a good weekend

Came across this shot from 2011 while sorting old images, The 60-mile canal connects the east coast at Inverness to the west coast at Corpach near Fort William it has 29 locks, four aqueducts and ten bridges during the journey across country and is able to take ships up to 150ft (45.72 m) This is taken near the western end at Gairlochy with the Ben Nevis range of mountains as a backdrop, Map of the canal here waterways.org.uk/waterways/discover-the-waterways/caledonian-canal HFF and a good weekend

Ripples as the lock gates to the canal are opened to allow a vessel into the Crinan Canal Basin, The ship DUKE OF NORMANDY II was built in 1934 for the German Customs service and was originally called 'Ems' after a varied history she was sold in 1975 to the British Waterways Board where she was used on the Caledonian Canal to tow the gate-lifter barge around. She is now on the National Historic ships list, Large Please See Link for more information, www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/3658/duke-normandy-ii

A 175m tunnel which forms part of a new cut to link the Union and Forth & Clyde Canals via the Falkirk Wheel. Possibly better large, Because of the traffic light in the tunnel my link for Sight and Sound has to be John Legend ,Green Light, www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-AbEO6J8s0