by David Gill

Crinan Canal

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The lighthouse at Crinan © David Gill

The 9 mile long Crinan Canal skirts the edge of the Kilmartin prehistoric landscape. It was constructed to avoid the long sea route round the Mull of Kintyre. The canal runs from Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp to Crinan and the Sound of Jura. The canal was started in 1794, and opened in 1809, with further modifications by Thomas Telford.

The route of the canal is described in Sharon Webb’s In the Footsteps of Kings.

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