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Ben Nevis (Beinn Nibheis) viewed from Banavie
Ben Nevis (Beinn Nibheis) viewed from Banavie

Banavie (Scottish Gaelic: Bainbhidh) is a small settlement near Fort William in the Highland Region of Scotland. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 431 KB) Ben Nevis, Scotland. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 431 KB) Ben Nevis, Scotland. ... Ben Nevis (Gaelic: Beinn Nibheis) is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom. ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... Fort William may refer to Fort William, Scotland, a town in the Scottish Highlands. ... This article is about the Highland administrative region in Scotland. ...


It was formerly where the Camanachd Association, the ruling body of shinty was based, but this has now been moved to Inverness. The Camanachd Association (in Scots Gaelic, Comunn na Camanachd) is the governing body of the Scottish sport of Shinty. ... Shinty, also known as camanachd or iomain, is a team sport played with sticks and a ball. ... Inverness (Inbhir Nis in Scottish Gaelic) is the only city in the Highland council area and the Highlands of Scotland. ...


The Caledonian Canal passes nearby here. The Caledonian Canal in Scotland connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast near Fort William. ...


Banavie station

The railway station serving the village is on the West Highland Line. Three or four trains a day use the line in either direction. Services are operated by First ScotRail. Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... The West Highland Line (Scottish Gaelic: Rathad Iarainn nan Eilean - Iron Road to the Isles) is one of the most scenic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which First Group PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London, England. ...


There is a signal box which houses the control centre for the line's radio controlled signalling system. Control is placed here so that the staff can operate the adjacent swing bridge over the Caledonian Canal. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Radio Electronic Token Block is a system of railway signalling used in the United Kingdom The Signaller issues an electronic token by radio which is received and displayed by special equipment in the trains cab. ... A swing bridge is a bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring at or near to its center, about which it can then pivot horizontally as shown in the animated illustration below. ...


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  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z   National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... Multimap. ... National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... The platforms at Fort William, viewed from the doorway to the concourse area in June 2005 Fort William railway station is a railway station serving the town of Fort William in the Highland region of Scotland. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which First Group PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London, England. ... The West Highland Line (Scottish Gaelic: Rathad Iarainn nan Eilean - Iron Road to the Isles) is one of the most scenic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow. ... Corpach railway station is a railway station serving the village of Corpach in the Highland region of Scotland. ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: | ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... See also List of closed railway stations in Britain Categories: Railway stations in the United Kingdom | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: Railway stations in the United Kingdom | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ...


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Fort William and Lochaber, Scotland (204 words)
Banavie is a pleasant village by the Caledonian Canal, about 4 miles from Fort William town centre.
The scenery around Banavie is exceptional with Ben Nevis dominent in the skyline.
The Caledonian Canal passes through the village at Neptune's Staircase, which is a set of lock gates that raise vessels into Banavie upper canal area which has a long pontoon for visiting boats and yachts.
Ben Nevis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1365 words)
Ben Nevis viewed from Banavie to the north.
The summit is at the top of the steep arete in the distance; the apparent highest point is Carn Dearg (1221 m).
The winner was Hugh Kennedy, a gamekeeper at Tor Castle.
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