Bilsland Drive Aqueduct
Bilsland Drive, Glasgow G20 9TS, United Kingdom
(B808)
Bilsland Drive Aqueduct carries a footpath over the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) three miles from Birmingham.
The Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) was built by Peter Clarke and opened on January 1 1816. The canal joined the sea near Dover. Expectations for manure traffic to Oldcroft never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the use of the canal for cooling Wolverhampton power station was enough to keep it open. The Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) was closed in 1888 when Walsall Embankment collapsed. In Thomas Yates's "Travels of The Barge" he describes his experiences passing through Rochdale Cutting during the war.
Bilsland Drive Aqueduct
is a minor waterways place
on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) between
Stockingfield Junction (Junction with the Port Dundas branch) (5½ furlongs
to the northwest) and
Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) (Basin next to Firhill Road Stadium, home of Partick Thistle FC) (4½ furlongs
to the east).
The nearest place in the direction of Stockingfield Junction is Ruchill Street Bridge;
2 furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) is Maryhill Road Footbridge;
1½ furlongs
away.
There may be access to the towpath here.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a road under the canal.
| Stockingfield Junction | 5½ furlongs | |
| Ruchill Old Railway Aqueduct | 3½ furlongs | |
| Ruchill Street Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Bilsland Drive Aqueduct | ||
| Maryhill Road Footbridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Nolly Bridge No 53 | 4 furlongs | |
| Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) | 4½ furlongs | |
| Firhill Pound (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) | 5½ furlongs | |
| Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance) | 6¾ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Ruchill Street Bridge
Tesco
McDonalds
Fish & Chips
Cashpoint TSBAmenities nearby at Maryhill Road Footbridge
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Kelvinside Mini Market
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Gear Of Glasgow
- 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 Stockingfield Junction
Luggiebank Road Winding Hole — 7 miles, 5½ furlongs away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Luggiebank Road Winding Hole
Auchinstarry Winding Hole — 12 miles, 7½ furlongs away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Auchinstarry Winding Hole
Craigmarloch Basin — 13 miles, 6¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Craigmarloch Basin
Wyndford Lock Winding Hole — 15 miles, ¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Wyndford Lock Winding Hole
Bowling Basin — 10 miles and 19 locks away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Bowling Basin
In the direction of Port Dundas Basin
Applecross Street Basin — 1 mile, 1¾ 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 — 1 mile, 6 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 — 1 mile, 6½ 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, ½ 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)
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