The Old Boat of Caol
The Old Boat of Caol is a historic site in Scotland, United Kingdom. The Old Boat of Caol is situated nearby to the pitch Kilmallie Shinty Club, as well as near the recreation area Canal Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Corpach railway station and Banavie railway station.
Corpach railway station
Railway station
Photo: PEPSI697, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Corpach railway station is a railway station serving the village of Corpach in the Highland region of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line, between Banavie and Loch Eil Outward Bound, and is sited 1 mile 30 chains from Banavie Junction, near Fort William. Corpach railway station is situated 1,200 feet northwest of The Old Boat of Caol.
Banavie railway station
Railway station
Photo: Peter Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Banavie railway station is a railway station on the West Highland Line serving the village of Banavie, although it is much closer to Caol, Scotland. It is sited between Corpach and Fort William, 22 chains from Banavie Junction, just north of Fort William. Banavie railway station is situated 1 mile east of The Old Boat of Caol.
Neptune’s Staircase
Photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neptune's Staircase is a staircase lock comprising eight locks on the Caledonian Canal. Built by Thomas Telford between 1803 and 1822, it is the longest staircase lock in Britain. Neptune’s Staircase is situated 1 mile northeast of The Old Boat of Caol.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Corpach and Caol.
Corpach
Village
Corpach is a large village north of Fort William, in the Scottish Highlands. The canal lock at Corpach Basin on Loch Linnhe, east of the narrows leading to Loch Eil, is the western sea entrance of the Caledonian Canal.
Caol
Village
Photo: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caol is a village near Fort William, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is about 1+1⁄4 miles north of Fort William town centre, on the shore of Loch Linnhe, and is within the parish of Kilmallie.
Banavie
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Banavie is a small settlement near Fort William in the Highland Council Area of Scotland. One of the closest villages to Ben Nevis, it is about 4 kilometres northeast of Fort William town centre, next to Caol and Corpach.
The Old Boat of Caol
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Corpach Shipwreck” and “MV Golden Harvest”
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and disaster remains
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.84079° or 56° 50′ 27″ northLongitude
-5.11709° or 5° 7′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C8PRVRM+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 1210247758OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wreckOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kilmallie Shinty Club and Canal Park.
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