Stockingfield Junction
Junction with the Port Dundas branch
Stockingfield Junction, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Spur Towpath, Glasgow G20 0LQ, United Kingdom

Stockingfield Junction
is a major waterways place
at the junction of
the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line)
with
the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line).
Union Canal Junction (Junction of Forth and Clyde and Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canals)
is on
the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line),
20 miles and 4 furlongs
and 4 locks
to the east.
Clyde Canal Junction (Junction of the River Clyde and the Forth and Clyde Canal)
is on
the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line),
9 miles and 4 furlongs
and 20 locks
to the west.
Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) (Basin next to Firhill Road Stadium, home of Partick Thistle FC)
is on
the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line),
1 mile and 1¾ furlongs
to the southeast.
The nearest place in the direction of Union Canal Junction is Stockingfield Narrows;
½ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction is Stockingfield Junction Aqueduct No 14;
a few yards
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) is Ruchill Old Railway Aqueduct;
2 furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
| Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Balmuildy Bridge | 2 miles, 7¾ furlongs | |
| Lambhill Bridge | 1 mile | |
| Lambhill Railway Aqueduct No 12 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Halloween Pend Aqueduct | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Stockingfield Narrows | ½ furlongs | |
| Stockingfield Junction | ||
| Stockingfield Junction Aqueduct No 14 | a few yards | |
| Maryhill Road Aqueduct No 15 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Maryhill Top Lock No 21 | 4 furlongs | |
| Maryhill Lock No 22 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Maryhill Lock No 23 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) | ||
| Stockingfield Junction | ||
| Ruchill Old Railway Aqueduct | 2 furlongs | |
| Ruchill Street Bridge | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Bilsland Drive Aqueduct | 5½ furlongs | |
| Maryhill Road Footbridge | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Nolly Bridge No 53 | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
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Nearest place to turn
In the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Luggiebank Road Winding Hole — 7 miles away
On the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Auchinstarry Winding Hole — 12 miles, 2¼ furlongs away
On the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Craigmarloch Basin — 13 miles, ¾ furlongs away
On the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Wyndford Lock Winding Hole — 14 miles, 3½ furlongs away
On the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
In the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
Bowling Basin — 9 miles, 2½ furlongs and 19 locks away
On the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
In the direction of Port Dundas Basin
Applecross Street Basin — 1 mile, 7¼ furlongs away
Travel 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, 3½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel 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, 3¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel 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 — 2 miles, 6 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel 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 BasinNo 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)
Wikipedia has a page about Stockingfield Junction
Stockingfield Junction (NS571689) is a canal junction which lies in Lambhill, in Glasgow, Scotland. It opened in 1777, and closed in 1963, followed by restoration and a re-opening in 2001-2002. At first a terminus it formed the junction for the Port Dundas branch off the Forth and Clyde Canal main line from 1777.
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Apr 4, 2019 ... A planning application for the new Stockingfield Bridge has been ... The new bridge will enable users to safely cross the junction on the towpath ...
Feb 20, 2020 ... Glasgow City Council has approved the crossing at Stockingfield Junction on Lochburn Road, as it looks to permanently connect three ...
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![Forth and Clyde Canal [29]. This plaque is in the middle of the wall of the Stockingfield Aqueduct over Lochburn Road and gives the distances to Spiers Wharf on the Glasgow Branch and to Bowling on the main line.The Forth and Clyde Canal was completed in 1790 and it provided a route for vessels between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part (35 miles, 56km) of the Scottish Lowlands. Closed in 1963, the canal became semi-derelict. Millennium funds were used to regenerate the canal. The Glasgow Branch of the canal is a Scheduled Monument with details at: http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6771 The main line of the canal is a Scheduled Monument with details at: http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6773 by Michael Dibb – 25 June 2019](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/24/92/6249252_35ff6422_120x120.jpg)







![Forth and Clyde Canal [27]. The Glasgow Branch of the canal (bottom right of the image) meets the main line at Stockingfield Junction. There are plans to build a new footbridge here to connect all three banks - see https://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/news/stockingfield-bridge/The Forth and Clyde Canal was completed in 1790 and it provided a route for vessels between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part (35 miles, 56km) of the Scottish Lowlands. Closed in 1963, the canal became semi-derelict. Millennium funds were used to regenerate the canal. The Glasgow Branch of the canal is a Scheduled Monument with details at: http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6771 by Michael Dibb – 25 June 2019](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/24/92/6249249_5a4fbf1b_120x120.jpg)
![Forth and Clyde Canal [28]. Looking down from the towpath to Lochburn Road. The narrow and busy road tunnel under the aqueduct currently provides the only means for pedestrians to cross the canal but there are plans to build a new footbridge here to connect all three banks - see https://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/news/stockingfield-bridge/The Forth and Clyde Canal was completed in 1790 and it provided a route for vessels between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part (35 miles, 56km) of the Scottish Lowlands. Closed in 1963, the canal became semi-derelict. Millennium funds were used to regenerate the canal. The Glasgow Branch of the canal is a Scheduled Monument with details at: http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6771 The main line of the canal is a Scheduled Monument with details at: http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6773 by Michael Dibb – 25 June 2019](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/24/92/6249250_e39f3c2c_120x120.jpg)



![Stockingfield Stop Lock, Forth & Clyde Canal. The stop lock is one of several on the canal installed during the second world war. According to Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockingfield_Junction#The_Safety_Gates] 'In 1942 two massive steel safety gates were constructed on the Edinburgh side of Stockingfield Junction at what is known as the Stockingfield Narrows. The purpose of these two hand cranked steel gates was to hold back the waters of the Forth and Clyde Canal to prevent serious flooding in Glasgow in the event of bombing destroying the Stockingfield Aqueduct...'In the distance are flats at the corner of Lochburn Road and cadder Road. by Richard Sutcliffe – 25 June 2019](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/20/04/6200436_ca20c4a3_120x120.jpg)


![Royal Fern beside the Forth & Clyde Canal. A clump of the Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis) amongst other ferns beside the towpath. Two spore-bearing fronds can clearly be seen protruding above the leaves. See [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6194451] for another view. by Richard Sutcliffe – 25 June 2019](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/20/12/6201215_dd77814b_120x120.jpg)





