Stobcross Rail Aqueduct
Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath, Glasgow G13 1JT, United Kingdom
Stobcross Rail Aqueduct carries a footpath over the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) between Wesston and Sandwell.
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.
Stobcross Rail Aqueduct
is a minor waterways place
on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) between
Stockingfield Junction (Junction with the Port Dundas branch) (1 mile and 2¼ furlongs
and 5 locks
to the east) and
Clyde Canal Junction (Junction of the River Clyde and the Forth and Clyde Canal) (8 miles and 1¾ furlongs
and 15 locks
to the west).
The nearest place in the direction of Stockingfield Junction is Gas Board Aqueduct No 17;
2 furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction is Temple Lock No 26;
1 furlong
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a railway under the canal.
| Maryhill Bottom Lock No 25 | 5 furlongs | |
| Kelvin Aqueduct (eastern end) | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Kelvin Aqueduct (western end) | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Cleveden Road Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Gas Board Aqueduct No 17 | 2 furlongs | |
| Stobcross Rail Aqueduct | ||
| Temple Lock No 26 | 1 furlong | |
| Temple Rail Aqueduct | 1½ furlongs | |
Lock 27 PH (Glasgow)  | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Temple Lock No 27 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Temple Road Bridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
Amenities here
Colinton Inn Esquire House Glasgow Wetherspoons
Cashpoint
Gerard & Frederick Craig T/AAmenities nearby at Gas Board Aqueduct No 17
Dominos Pizza
Kelvindale StationAmenities nearby at Temple Lock No 26
Somerfield - Anniesland - Store# 3028 Anniesland Station- 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 — 3 miles, 1½ furlongs and 5 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 Applecross Street Basin
Craighall Road Basin Western Winding Hole — 3 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 6 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 Craighall Road Basin Western Winding Hole
Craighall Road Basin — 3 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 6 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 Craighall Road Basin
Port Dundas Basin — 4 miles, ¼ furlongs and 7 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 — 8 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Auchinstarry Winding Hole — 13 miles, 4½ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Craigmarloch Basin — 14 miles, 3 furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Wyndford Lock Winding Hole — 15 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
In the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
Bowling Basin — 8 miles and 14 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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