Lock Keeper's Cottage

Lock keepers cottage at the sea lock on the Moray Firth at Inverness. This is the north eastern end of the Caledonian canal which was designed by Thomas Telford...
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Lock keepers cottage at the sea lock on the Moray Firth at Inverness. This is the north eastern end of the Caledonian canal which was designed by Thomas Telford. The canal runs some 60 miles (97 km) from northeast to southwest. Only one third of the entire length is man-made, the rest being formed by Loch Dochfour, Loch Ness, Loch Oich, and Loch Lochy. These lochs are located in the Great Glen, on a geological fault in the Earth's crust. There are 29 locks (including eight at Neptune's Staircase, Banavie), four aqueducts and 10 bridges in the course of the canal.
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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 400 Shutter 1/2000

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Mar, 2014

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This is the better of the images, the dark clouds add another dimension especially as the reflection softens their foreboding.

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Thanks mate, this place is only about 3 miles from my sister's house, I used to swim in the lock basin as a kid with my brother and our friends. The basin is large enough to take large ships, including navy vessels, some of which go on through the canal to the sea at the other end. This photo reminds me of those carefree days as a child.