Neptune's Staircase (grid reference NN113769) is a staircase lock comprising eight locks on the Caledonian Canal. It is the longest staircase lock in the United Kingdom, and lifts boats 64 feet (20 m). The locks were originally hand-powered, but have been converted to hydraulic operation.
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“His nature is too noble for the world;
He would not flatter Neptune for his trident,
Or Jove for’s power to thunder.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“To be ashamed of one’s immorality: that is a step on the staircase at whose end one is also ashamed of one’s morality.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)