Basin Bascule Footbridge
Glenabuck Cottage, Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath, Old Kilpatrick G60 5JR, United Kingdom 

Basin Bascule Footbridge
is a minor waterways place
on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) between
  Stockingfield Junction (Junction with the Port Dundas branch) (9 miles and 2 furlongs
    and 19 locks
   to the east) and
  Clyde Canal Junction (Junction of the River Clyde and the Forth and Clyde Canal) (2¼ furlongs
    and 1 lock
   to the west).
  The nearest place in the direction of Stockingfield Junction is Bowling Lock Basin;
  ¼ furlongs
   away.
   
  The nearest place in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction is Basin Railway Bridge;
  a few yards
   away.
Mooring here is unrated. 
There is a lift bridge here.
| Dalnottar Lock No 37 | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Portpatrick Road Bascule Footbridge | 4½ furlongs | |
| Bowling Lock Wharf | 1 furlong | |
| Bowling Lock No 38 | ½ furlongs | |
| Bowling Lock Basin | ¼ furlongs | |
| Basin Bascule Footbridge | ||
| Basin Railway Bridge | a few yards | |
| Bowling Basin | ½ furlongs | |
| Bowling Basin Sea Lock | ¾ furlongs | |
| The Bay Inn  | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Clyde Canal Junction | 2¼ furlongs | |
- 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 Clyde Canal Junction
Bowling Basin — ½ furlongs  away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
In the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Applecross Street Basin — 11 miles, 1¼ furlongs  and 19 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 — 11 miles, 5¼ furlongs  and 20 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 — 11 miles, 5¾ furlongs  and 20 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 — 11 miles, 7¾ furlongs  and 21 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 — 16 miles, 2 furlongs  and 19 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and 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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![Bascule bridge at Bowling Harbour. For views from other angles, see [[713021]], [[713063]], and, from further away, [[907635]] and [[1472506]].There are similar bridges further east along the canal, between here and Dalmuir: see [[939735]] (which also explains the principle of operation), and [[1469777]] / [[2003854]]. by Lairich Rig – 17 June 2013](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/54/25/3542538_83f19716_120x120.jpg)


![Bowling swing bridge. Carries the disused Lanarkshire & Dunbartonshire Railway line over the Forth & Clyde Canal. The bridge no longer swings.See also [[713063]] & [[713073]]. by Thomas Nugent – 02 March 2008](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/photos/71/31/713102_8eb6c1bc_120x120.jpg)

![Repainted millennium milepost. Until recently it was black: [[713028]]. by Lairich Rig – 05 October 2018](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/97/07/5970734_8f9ebabe_120x120.jpg)
![Relocated gates. The decorative gates commemorating the Bowling Basin 1950 have been moved from their previous position on the other side of the canal [[6961168]] to here. by Richard Sutcliffe – 07 April 2025](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/01/52/8015282_3d8e42d4_120x120.jpg)





![Behind the arches at Bowling. The structure shown here carried a railway line, now long gone. The arches beneath it are now used by small businesses. For a view from the other side of the railway bridge, see [[5129542]].For what is to the left of the photographer's position, see [[5429463]], taken on the same occasion as the present picture.An earlier picture shows what was (at the time that picture was taken) above the businesses: [[4143159]] (the course of a dismantled railway line). by Lairich Rig – 02 June 2017](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/42/94/5429481_83d1083b_120x120.jpg)










![Behind the arches at Bowling. The feature on the grass to the right of the path is heart-shaped. Kilpatrick Braes is in the background, beyond the arches ([[1898237]]).Work had recently been completed on the arches and the surrounding area; see [[3534506]] for a view from the other side, before refurbishment began. See http://www.geograph.org.uk/tagged/Arches+at+Bowling#photo=4143159 for other related pictures. by Lairich Rig – 26 September 2014](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/18/88/4188837_58485d52_120x120.jpg)
![Above the arches at Bowling. The same structure is shown from the side in an earlier picture: [[3534490]]. In the present view, the Hill of Dun is in the right background. The canal can be seen on the right; the earlier picture was taken from that side. When the present picture was taken, the arches below had recently been refurbished.Starting from the point from which this picture was taken, but heading in the opposite direction, is a woodland path: [[5788880]].See http://www.geograph.org.uk/tagged/Arches+at+Bowling#photo=4143159 for related pictures. by Lairich Rig – 01 August 2014](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/14/31/4143159_59bbe82f_120x120.jpg)




