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	Heritage North
	1934

Cairnbaan 1934 Timber Yard

View looking down on the canal. A motor boat is sailing towards the lock. A yacht is moored close to the lock gate. A motor bike is parked nearby. There is a timber yard by the towpath. A swing bridge carries the road across the canal.
Fishing boats and puffers were still important traffic in the 1930s but yacht and cabin cruiser traffic was increasing.
The Crinan Canal opened in 1801 but required frequent repairs until Thomas Telford made improvements in 1817. Ships could now avoid the difficult route round the Mull of Kintyre. The fishing boats and puffers which were once the main traffic have been replaced by yachts and cabin cruisers.

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Picture Added on 08 February 2007.

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