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Ruchill Old Railway Aqueduct

 
Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Spur Towpath, Glasgow G20 9BS, United Kingdom
 
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The nearest place in the direction of Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) is Ruchill Street Bridge; 1½ furlongs away.

There may not be access to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a disused railway under the canal.

 
 
Amenities

Amenities nearby at Ruchill Street Bridge

 Tesco
 McDonalds
 Fish & Chips
 Cashpoint
 TSB
 
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The official reopening of the canal
 
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Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Stockingfield Junction

Luggiebank Road Winding Hole7 miles, 2 furlongs away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Luggiebank Road Winding Hole
Auchinstarry Winding Hole12 miles, 4 furlongs away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Auchinstarry Winding Hole
Craigmarloch Basin13 miles, 2¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Craigmarloch Basin
Wyndford Lock Winding Hole14 miles, 5¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Wyndford Lock Winding Hole
Bowling Basin9 miles, 4¼ furlongs 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 Basin1 mile, 5¼ 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 Hole2 miles, 1½ 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 Basin2 miles, 2 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 Basin2 miles, 4 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 Basin

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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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[Maryhill] oldest athletic club (Maryhill Harriers) are also located in Maryhill. Ruchill Church Hall was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The Forth and Clyde [Forth and Clyde Canal] section of the canal passes close to Kilsyth and it is fed there by an aqueduct which gathers water from (the purpose built) Birkenburn Reservoir in the [Glasgow] stock in north Glasgow, and the wider regeneration of many areas, such as Ruchill, which have been transformed; many run-down tenements have now been refurbished [List of Category A listed buildings in Glasgow] villas and cottages in a number of styles. Similarly, the coming of the railways and trams permitted the development of the suburbs of Pollokshields and
 
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Forth and Clyde Canal: Glasgow Branch (SM6771)
Apr 22, 1997 ... [1] The Ruchill Railway Tunnel Aqueduct carrying a (now disused) railway line under the canal;. [2] An overflow for water at Ruchill, with 3 ...
Disused Train Lines and Ghost Railway Stations of ... - Glasgow Punter
Sep 25, 2017 ... I know that there are many old railway cuttings and tunnels in the east ... and Clyde Canal behind the bingo and into Ruchill, you can only see ...
Inside the Halloween Pen - the terrifying 245-year-old Glasgow ...
Jul 23, 2020 ... ... tunnel runs underneath the Forth and Clyde Canal between Lochburn Road and Ruchill Golf Course near to the Lambhill Railway Aqueduct.
Maryhill - Wikipedia
Maryhill (Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Màiri) is an area of the City of Glasgow in Scotland. Maryhill is a former burgh. ... and Wyndford. The far north west of the area is served by Maryhill railway station. ... Five locks, the great Kelvin Aqueduct and, between two of the locks, a dry dock boatyard were built. A village too began to ...
Download the Glasgow's Canal Unlocked PDF
stupendous bridge, the great aqueduct over the. Kelvin, 400 feet ... remains of old railway bridges. These stone ... flagpole marking the viewpoint at Ruchill Park.
Ruchill – The Glasgow Gallivanter
Feb 18, 2014 ... The disused piers in the river once carried railway lines across it. River Kelvin from the aqueduct. Next, we reached Maryhill Locks –. Maryhill ...