Maryhill Top Lock No 21
Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath, Glasgow G20 8EF, United Kingdom
Maryhill Top Lock No 21 is one of a group of locks on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line); it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1955 near to Castleford Cutting.
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.
Maryhill Top Lock No 21
is a minor waterways place
on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) between
Stockingfield Junction (Junction with the Port Dundas branch) (4 furlongs
to the east) and
Clyde Canal Junction (Junction of the River Clyde and the Forth and Clyde Canal) (9 miles
and 19 locks
to the west).
The nearest place in the direction of Stockingfield Junction is Maryhill Road Aqueduct No 15;
1½ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction is Maryhill Lock No 22;
¼ furlongs
away.
There may be access to the towpath here.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Halloween Pend Aqueduct | 1 mile | |
| Stockingfield Narrows | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Stockingfield Junction | 4 furlongs | |
| Stockingfield Junction Aqueduct No 14 | 4 furlongs | |
| Maryhill Road Aqueduct No 15 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Maryhill Top Lock No 21 | ||
| Maryhill Lock No 22 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Maryhill Lock No 23 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Maryhill Lock No 24 | 1 furlong | |
| Maryhill Bottom Lock No 25 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Kelvin Aqueduct (eastern end) | 1¾ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Maryhill Lock No 22
Cashpoint- 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 — 2 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 1 lock 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 — 2 miles, 7½ furlongs and 2 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 — 2 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 2 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 — 3 miles, 2 furlongs and 3 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 — 7 miles, 4 furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Auchinstarry Winding Hole — 12 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Craigmarloch Basin — 13 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Wyndford Lock Winding Hole — 14 miles, 7½ furlongs and 1 lock 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, 6½ furlongs and 19 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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