The Caledonian Canal

The Caledonian Canal slices through the highlands, running alongside the Great Glen between Fort William and Inverness.

Designed by Thomas Telford with the 22 man made miles built between 1803 - 1822, the Caledonian Canal was Britain’s first state funded transportation system and it remains publicly owned to this day.

Interestingly, this incredible 60 miles long stretch is almost two-thirds naturally occurring bodies of water.

As far back as the early eighteenth century people were planning to join the series of Lochs; Loch Linnie, Loch Lochy, Loch Oich and Loch Ness to link the West and East coasts.