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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Caledonian Canal
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Waterway which joined the east and west coasts of Scotland by linking the lakes in the *Great Glen. Surveyed by James Watt from 1773, it was built by *Telford from 1803 with a total of 29 locks; it opened in 1822. Originally of great commercial benefit to Scotland, it is now used mainly by pleasure craft.
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