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Aqueduct over River Loy, Caledonian Canal

A Category A Listed Building in Caol and Mallaig, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.8903 / 56°53'24"N

Longitude: -5.0398 / 5°2'23"W

OS Eastings: 214922

OS Northings: 781772

OS Grid: NN149817

Mapcode National: GBR FBYH.S9H

Mapcode Global: WH1FL.K29N

Plus Code: 9C8PVXR6+43

Entry Name: Aqueduct over River Loy, Caledonian Canal

Listing Name: Caledonian Canal, Aqueduct over the River Loy

Listing Date: 3 August 1977

Last Amended: 29 September 2020

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 338876

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7085

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Caledonian Canal, Glen Loy Aqueduct

ID on this website: 200338876

Location: Kilmallie

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Caol and Mallaig

Parish: Kilmallie

Traditional County: Inverness-shire

Tagged with: Navigable aqueduct

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Description

Thomas Telford, circa 1815. 3 parallel tunnels, the centre with segmental headed arch ring, the outer with round-headed arches, each approximately 260' long passing under the Caledonian Canal, carrying the River Loy through centre tunnel. Flanking tunnels for pedestrian/animal use, and as flood arches when necessary. High semi-circular winged abutments of squared tooled rubble, with tooled rubble copes. Tooled ashlar arch rings and triangular cutwaters, refaced to south with cement rendering.

Statement of Interest

Roadways paved with stone cobbles. They give access to fields and farmland isolated between Caledonian Canal and River Lochy.

Statutory address in 2020. Previously listed as 'Caledonian Canal, Acqueduct over the River Loy'.

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