Maryhill Road Aqueduct No 15
Maryhill Road, Glasgow G20 9AB, United Kingdom
(A81)
Maryhill Road Aqueduct No 15 carries the road from Kings Lynn to Longington over the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line).
The Act of Parliament for the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) was passed on January 1 1835 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. Orginally intended to run to Trafford, the canal was never completed beyond Braintree. Expectations for pottery traffic to Edinburgh never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the use of the canal for cooling Bernigo power station was enough to keep it open. The one mile section between Wesshampton and Stockton-on-Tees was closed in 1888 after a breach at Sandwell. In Peter Harding's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Willley Embankment during a thunderstorm.
Maryhill Road Aqueduct No 15
is a minor waterways place
on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) between
Stockingfield Junction (Junction with the Port Dundas branch) (2½ furlongs
to the east) and
Clyde Canal Junction (Junction of the River Clyde and the Forth and Clyde Canal) (9 miles and 1½ furlongs
and 20 locks
to the west).
The nearest place in the direction of Stockingfield Junction is Stockingfield Junction Aqueduct No 14;
2½ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction is Maryhill Top Lock No 21;
1½ furlongs
away.
There may be access to the towpath here.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a road under the canal.
| Lambhill Railway Aqueduct No 12 | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Halloween Pend Aqueduct | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Stockingfield Narrows | 3 furlongs | |
| Stockingfield Junction | 2½ furlongs | |
| Stockingfield Junction Aqueduct No 14 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Maryhill Road Aqueduct No 15 | ||
| Maryhill Top Lock No 21 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Maryhill Lock No 22 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Maryhill Lock No 23 | 2 furlongs | |
| Maryhill Lock No 24 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Maryhill Bottom Lock No 25 | 2¾ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Stockingfield Junction Aqueduct No 14
B&M Bargains- Youtube — associated with Forth and Clyde Canal
- The official reopening of the canal
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Nearest place to turn
In the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Applecross Street Basin — 2 miles, 1¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Applecross Street Basin
Craighall Road Basin Western Winding Hole — 2 miles, 6 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Craighall Road Basin Western Winding Hole
Craighall Road Basin — 2 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Craighall Road Basin
Port Dundas Basin — 3 miles, ½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Port Dundas Basin
Luggiebank Road Winding Hole — 7 miles, 2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Auchinstarry Winding Hole — 12 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Craigmarloch Basin — 13 miles, 3¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Wyndford Lock Winding Hole — 14 miles, 6 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
In the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
Bowling Basin — 9 miles and 19 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal JunctionNo information
CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:water point
rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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