Caen Hill Locks
Caen Hill Locks are a flight of 29 locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Rowde and Devizes in Wiltshire, England. Of the 107 locks on the canal, those at Caen Hill are numbered 22 to 50, and they are near the canal highpoint at Cadley Lock. The 29 locks have a rise of 237 feet in 2 miles or a 1 in 44 gradient. The locks come in three groups: the lower seven locks from Foxhangers Wharf to Upper Foxhangers Bridge, the next sixteen locks form a steep flight in a straight line up the hillside and are designated as a scheduled monument, and are also known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Waterways. A final six locks take the canal into Devizes. The locks take 5–6 hours to traverse in a boat.
Caen Hill Locks are a flight of 29 locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Rowde and Devizes in Wiltshire, England. Of the 107 locks on the canal, those at Caen Hill are numbered 22 to 50, and they are near the canal highpoint at Cadley Lock. The 29 locks have a rise of 237 feet in 2 miles or a 1 in 44 gradient. The locks come in three groups: the lower seven locks from Foxhangers Wharf to Upper Foxhangers Bridge, the next sixteen locks form a steep flight in a straight line up the hillside and are designated as a scheduled monument, and are also known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Waterways. A final six locks take the canal into Devizes. The locks take 5–6 hours to traverse in a boat.
Caen Hill Locks are a flight of 29 locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Rowde and Devizes in Wiltshire, England. Of the 107 locks on the canal, those at Caen Hill are numbered 22 to 50, and they are near the canal highpoint at Cadley Lock. The 29 locks have a rise of 237 feet in 2 miles or a 1 in 44 gradient. The locks come in three groups: the lower seven locks from Foxhangers Wharf to Upper Foxhangers Bridge, the next sixteen locks form a steep flight in a straight line up the hillside and are designated as a scheduled monument, and are also known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Waterways. A final six locks take the canal into Devizes. The locks take 5–6 hours to traverse in a boat.
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