Monkland Canal and Towpath
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Monkland Canal and Towpath by G Laird as part of the Geograph project.
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Monkland Canal and Towpath
Image: © G Laird Taken: 19 Jun 2012
Now no longer used for navigation, the boats which once used the canal were known as scows, a Scots word meaning flat-bottomed boat. Monkland Canal barges were large ungainly tubs with a huge hold for carrying dirty heavy cargoes of coal or iron. Unlike English narrow boats, there was no cabin for people to live in and no pretty decoration.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.846046
Longitude
-3.991423