Crinan Canal

Waterway in Argyll and Bute unitary authority, Scotland, linking Loch Fyne and the Firth of Clyde to the Sound of Jura and the Minch. Completed in 1801, it replaced the long sea-passage around the Mull of Kintyre. The canal is only 7 m/23 ft wide, too narrow and shallow for heavy commercial traffic today, but yachts, pleasure cruisers, and a few fishing boats continue to navigate its waters.