The Caledonian Canal

Author : A.D. Cameron
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0857909533
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Caledonian Canal written by A.D. Cameron and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Telford's plan, to connect Loch Ness, Loch Oich and Loch Lochy with each other and the sea, was a huge undertaking which brought civil engineering to the Highlands on a heroic scale. Deep in the Highlands, far from the canal network of England, engineers forged their way through the Great Glen to construct the biggest canal of its day: twenty-two miles of artificial cutting and no fewer than twenty-eight locks. A.D. (Sandy) Cameron's book has long been recognised as the authoritative work on the canal as well as a reliable and useful guide to the surrounding area. There are intriguing old plans, not discovered until 1992, and a survey of the dramatic rise in pleasure-craft traffic during the last two decades. But the highlight of the recent past was undoubtedly the Tall Ships passing through the canal in stately procession in 1991. Impossible, then, not to feel the fascination of this beautiful waterway: a working piece of industrial history and a remarkable engineering achievement. This book is a fitting celebration of this remarkable feat of engineering.

Author : Alexander Durand Cameron
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Getting to Know - the Caledonian Canal written by Alexander Durand Cameron and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : A.D. Cameron
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0857909533
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Caledonian Canal written by A.D. Cameron and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the history of the sixty-mile, Scottish Highland canal and its significance to the region’s transportation and tourism. Thomas Telford’s plan, to connect Loch Ness, Loch Oich, and Loch Lochy with each other and the sea, was a huge undertaking that brought civil engineering to the Highlands on a heroic scale. Deep in the Highlands, far from the canal network of England, engineers forged their way through the Great Glen to construct the biggest canal of its day: twenty-two miles of artificial cutting and no fewer than twenty-eight locks. A.D. (Sandy) Cameron’s book has long been recognized as the authoritative work on the canal as well as a reliable and useful guide to the surrounding area. There are intriguing old plans, not discovered until 1992, and a survey of the dramatic rise in pleasure-craft traffic during the last two decades. But the highlight of the recent past was undoubtedly the Tall Ships passing through the canal in stately procession in 1991. Impossible, then, not to feel the fascination of this beautiful waterway: a working piece of industrial history and a remarkable engineering achievement. This book is a fitting celebration of this remarkable feat of engineering.

Author : Francis Thompson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780903570015
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Highland Waterway written by Francis Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Guthrie Hutton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781840330335
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Caledonian Canal written by Guthrie Hutton and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Caledonian Canal was originally cut to link Scotland's east and west coasts by men with an eye to trade. Among its many users were herring fishermen who followed fish migrations coast to coast using the canal as a short-cut. There was also a thriving tourist trade through the canal. Holidaymakers from as far south as Glasgow would sail down the Clyde and the Crinan Canal, then up the west coast and through the Caledonian Canal to Inverness. Thanks to use by Queen Victoria, this became known as the 'Royal Route'. These and other aspects of the canal's history are illustrated with 53 excellent photographs.

Author : Alexander Durand Cameron
Publisher : Mercat Press Books
ISBN 13 : 9780906664155
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Caledonian Canal written by Alexander Durand Cameron and published by Mercat Press Books. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alexander Durand Cameron
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781872825007
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introducing the Caledonian Canal written by Alexander Durand Cameron and published by . This book was released on 1990-12-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : A. W. Skempton
Publisher : Thomas Telford
ISBN 13 : 9780727729392
Total Pages : 952 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland: 1500-1830 written by A. W. Skempton and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 2002 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biographical reference work looks specifically at the lives, works and careers of those individuals involved in civil engineering whose careers began before 1830.

Author : Jean Olivia Lindsay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
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Download or read book The Canals of Scotland written by Jean Olivia Lindsay and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : George Washington Wilson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
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Download or read book Photographs of English and Scottish Scenery... The Caledonian Canal, 12 Views written by George Washington Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: