Crinan Canal

nine-mile navigable canal in Knapdale, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, connecting Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp to Crinan on the Sound of Jura; built through the ancestral lands of Clan MacTavish at Dunardry
Place canal Q752064
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Summary

Crinan Canal is a canal[1]. It draws 205 Wikipedia views per month (canal category, ranking #64 of 527).[2]

Key Facts

  • Crinan Canal is located in Argyll and Bute[3].
  • Crinan Canal is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Crinan Canal's instance of is recorded as canal[5].
  • Crinan Canal's Commons category is recorded as Crinan Canal[6].
  • Crinan Canal comprises Crinan Canal, section from Cairnbaan to Ardrishaig[7].
  • Crinan Canal comprises Crinan Canal, section from Crinan to Cairnbaan[8].
  • Crinan Canal's terminus is recorded as Crinan[9].
  • Crinan Canal's terminus is recorded as Ardrishaig[10].
  • Crinan Canal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56, 'lon': -5.43333}[11].
  • Crinan Canal's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12].
  • Crinan Canal's historic county is recorded as Argyll[13].

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Geography

Crinan Canal is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Argyll and Bute[3].

Designation and Status

Crinan Canal's instance of is recorded as canal[5].

Why It Matters

Crinan Canal draws 205 Wikipedia views per month (canal category, ranking #64 of 527).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . openstreetmap.org. openstreetmap.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . openstreetmap.org. openstreetmap.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Matt898 · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Q917870
    Inception → +1794-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Has part(s) → Crinan Canal, section from Cairnbaan to Ardrishaig, Crinan Canal, section from Crinan to Cairnbaan
    Official website → https://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/canals/crinan-canal/
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  2. 18w ago · Matt898 · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → nine-mile navigable canal in Knapdale, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, connecting Ard
    Country → United Kingdom
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Country: Scotland"
  3. 22w ago · Triedros · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Coordinates → —
    Instance of → —
    Historic county → Argyll
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Coordinate location: 56°3'43"N, 5°29'46"W"
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