Corpach pier and Ben Nevis, Lochaber

Maker
John Peat Munn
Production date
Aug 1947
 Description
Text on negative envelope reads 'Corpach. Ben Nevis from Caledonian Canal entrance at Corpach. (Ship at anchor in Loch Eil)'. View of the pier at Corpach and Ben Nevis across Loch Linnhe. The pierhead building is three and four-storeys high and has a forestair. A cargo ship is anchored in the loch.
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Object detail

Department
Photo
Collection
Munn Photographic Collection/Family & Personal Papers Group
Maker
Production date
Aug 1947
Subject place
Fort William/Highland
Subject notes
The Caledonian Canal linked three inland lochs to the sealochs at Inverness and Fort William, providing an east west passage which avoided the Pentland Firth. There was a pier and railway station at the canal entrance providing integrated transport. The ship has a vertical stem and funnel, suggesting it was old at the time of the photograph. It was probably laid up. The bridge and engines are amidships but the superstructure forms two 'islands' rather than the usual one.
Accession number
P38804

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