What is Crinan Canal?
The '''Crinan Canal''' between [[Crinan]] and Ardrishaig in [[Argyll and Bute]] is operated by [[Scottish Canals]]. It opened in 1801 and is about nine miles (14 km) long. It connects the village of Ardrishaig on [[Loch Gilp]] with the [[Sound of Jura]]. This makes a [[short cut]] between the [[River Clyde]] and the [[Inner Hebrides]], avoiding the [[Mull of Kintyre]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Burrows|first=George W.|title= Puffer Ahoy!|publisher=Brown, Son and Fergusson|year=1981|isbn=978-0-85174-419-3}}</ref> Queen Victoria travelled along the canal to Crinan during a holiday in the Scottish Highlands in 1847. She was greeted at Ardrishaig and her boat was towed by four horses, two of which were ridden by [[Servant|servants]] in royal livery. At Crinan she boarded the [[royal yacht]] ''Victoria and Albert''. Her journey made the canal a [[tourist attraction]]. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Canals in Scotland]]