Monkland Canal
Introduction
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Monkland Canal
Image: © Raymond Okonski Taken: 1 Jun 2007
Previously, this was a detached section of the Monkland Canal that led to Port Dundas basin. Severed at both ends by the M8 motorway it was left to stagnate. As part of a new regeneration project, a massive land engineering effort went into creating a new hydraulic lock (where none had existed before), to allow boat traffic under the road, and to lead to the junction with the Forth & Clyde canal at Maryhill. The lock shown is expected to be formally opened in 2007.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.871835
Longitude
-4.252174