Crinan Canal

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The Crinan Canal between Crinan and Ardrishaig in Argyll and Bute in the west of Scotland is operated by Scottish Canals. The canal, which opened in 1801, takes its name from the village of Crinan at its western end. Approximately nine miles long, the canal connects the village of Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp with the Sound of Jura, providing a navigable route between the Clyde and the Inner Hebrides, without the need for a long diversion around the Kintyre peninsula, and in particular the exposed Mull of Kintyre. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°3'32"N, 5°28'23"W

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Crinan Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dunadd, Kilmartin Glen, Temple Wood, Ballymeanoch.

1.9 miN
Archaeological site
Dunadd, Kilmartin
48 min walk • Dunadd is a hillfort in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, dating from the Iron Age and early medieval period and is believed to be the capital of the ancient kingdom of Dál Riata.
5.2 miN
Archaeological site
Kilmartin Glen, Kilmartin
132 min walk • Kilmartin Glen is an area in Argyll north of Knapdale. It has the most important concentration of Neolithic and Bronze Age remains in mainland Scotland. The glen is located between Oban and Lochgilphead, surrounding the village of Kilmartin.
4.6 miN
Prehistoric site
Temple Wood, Kilmartin
117 min walk • Temple Wood is an ancient site located in Kilmartin Glen, near Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland. The site includes two circles. The southern circle contains a ring of 13 standing stones about 12 metres in diameter. In the past it may have had 22 stones.
3.6 miN
Archaeological site, Ruins
Ballymeanoch, Kilmartin
93 min walk • Ballymeanoch is a complex of neolithic structures located in Kilmartin Glen, Scotland. It includes an avenue of two rows of standing stones with 4 and 2 stones each, a stone circle, and a henge with a small burial cairn.
5.2 miN
Archaeological site, Cafe
Kilmartin Stones, Kilmartin
132 min walk • The Kilmartin Stones are a collection of 79 ancient graveslabs at Kilmartin parish church in the village of Kilmartin, Argyll, Scotland, about 30 km due south of Oban.
5.3 miN
Vernacular architecture, Forts and castles
Kilmartin Castle, Kilmartin
136 min walk • Kilmartin Castle is a 16th-century Z-plan tower house castle at Kilmartin, Scotland. Built by the Rector of Kilmartin and later owned by Clan Campbell. It was restored and refurbished as a bed and breakfast in the 1990s.
2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Cam Loch
52 min walk • Cam Loch is one of a number of water supply sources for the Crinan Canal. The impounding reservoir lies to the south of the canal and about 3 kilometres west of Lochgilphead.
1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch A' Bharain, Crinan, Argyll
25 min walk • Loch A' Bharain is an impounding reservoir which sits directly on the north bank of the Crinan Canal beside lock No.9, 1.5 kilometres west of Cairnbaan, and is one of a number of reservoirs supplying water to the canal. The earthfill dam is 5.6 metres high and was constructed in...
4.2 miNW
Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles
Duntrune Castle, Crinan, Argyll
107 min walk • Duntrune Castle is located on the north side of Loch Crinan and across from the village of Crinan in Argyll, Scotland. It is thought to be the oldest continuously occupied castle on mainland Scotland. The castle is a category B listed building.
6.1 miSW
Island
Eilean Loain
155 min walk • Eilean Loain is a small island in Loch Sween and one of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is about 2 kilometres west of the settlement of Kilmichael of Inverlussa in Knapdale and a similar distance southeast of the village of Tayvallich on the other side of the loch.
3 miSE
Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted
Kilmory Castle
78 min walk • Kilmory Castle, also known as Kilmory House, is a large 19th century house located just to the south of Lochgilphead, in old county Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland. It is currently occupied by the headquarters of the Argyll and Bute Council.