Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance)
Basin next to Firhill Road Stadium, home of Partick Thistle FC
Firhill Basin, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Spur Towpath, Glasgow G20 7BB, United Kingdom

Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance)
is a minor waterways place
at the junction of
the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line)
with
the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin).
Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) (Basin next to Firhill Road Stadium, home of Partick Thistle FC)
is on
the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line),
2¼ furlongs
to the northwest.
Port Dundas Basin (Once formed the terminus of the Monkland Canal)
is on
the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line),
1 mile and 2¼ furlongs
and 2 locks
to the southeast.
Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) (Basin next to Firhill Road Stadium, home of Partick Thistle FC)
is on
the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line),
1¾ furlongs
to the northwest.
The nearest place in the direction of Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) is Firhill Pound (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line);
1 furlong
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Port Dundas Basin is Firhill Road Narrows;
a few yards
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) is Firhill Stadium Moorings;
½ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
| Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bilsland Drive Aqueduct | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Maryhill Road Footbridge | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Nolly Bridge No 53 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Firhill Pound (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) | 1 furlong | |
| Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance) | ||
| Firhill Road Narrows | a few yards | |
| Claypits Footbridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Applecross Street Basin | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Rockvilla Bascule Bridge | 4 furlongs | |
| Applecross Wharf | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) | ||
| Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance) | ||
| Firhill Stadium Moorings | ½ furlongs | |
| Firhill Road Basin Pound | 1 furlong | |
| Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) | 1¾ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Firhill Pound (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line)
- 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 Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance)
Luggiebank Road Winding Hole — 8 miles, 3½ furlongs away
Travel to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Luggiebank Road Winding Hole
Auchinstarry Winding Hole — 13 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
Travel to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Auchinstarry Winding Hole
Craigmarloch Basin — 14 miles, 4¼ furlongs away
Travel to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Craigmarloch Basin
Wyndford Lock Winding Hole — 15 miles, 7 furlongs away
Travel to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Wyndford Lock Winding Hole
Bowling Basin — 10 miles, 6 furlongs and 19 locks away
Travel to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) 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 — 3¾ furlongs away
On the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) in the direction of Port Dundas Basin
Craighall Road Basin Western Winding Hole — 7¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) in the direction of Port Dundas Basin
Craighall Road Basin — 1 mile, ¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) in the direction of Port Dundas Basin
Port Dundas Basin — 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) in the direction of 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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Wikipedia pages that might relate to Firhill Road Basin
[Canal Safety Gates]
Canal near Stockingfield Junction and on the Glasgow Branch at Firhill Road and Craighall Road. Where a water link was no longer commercially important, but
[Stockingfield Junction]
Stockingfield Desk Based Assessment Waterway Gazetteer - Firhill Road Narrows Canmore - Firhill Basin Canmore - Stockingfield Aqueduct Visit Scotland - Scottish
[Glasgow]
as Maryhill Park and North Kelvinside. Maryhill is also the location of Firhill Stadium, home of Partick Thistle F.C. since 1909. The junior team, Maryhill
[1937 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year]
Grosvenor Bob, continuing a great year for trainer Jim Syder. Top of the Carlow Road and Maidens Delight finished fourth and fifth respectively in the final.
Results of Google Search
Aug 9, 2018 ... A new accessible path network, including an arts, heritage and nature trail, will be created. ... The one at the northern entrance to the basin will be a fixed bridge while the one at the southern will be an opening bridge. A Living on the Water facility will be provided at Firhill Basin featuring 26 residential ...
Jul 1, 2019 ... Firhill Basin, southern entrance ... without taking the hazardous route round the north of Scotland or the longer route via the English Channel.
On the Current Edition of the OS 1:10 000 map (1984), it is possible that the wartime lock may be the feature shown on the canal, near the southern entrance to the ...
May 5, 2006 ... surrounded on Firhill Road and South Drive at pavement level by a high brick ... the entrance/exit for residential parking for 37 spaces and the second ... up on the towpath of the Canal which is in close proximity to Firhill Basin.


![Forth and Clyde Canal. Looking towards Firhill basin from the east. The tower to the left is at the derelict Ruchill Hospital [[49994]]. by Thomas Nugent – 13 February 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/17/64/1176484_61d773dd_120x120.jpg)

![Safety Gate. This is one of several gates installed during the 1939-1945 war to prevent flooding in the event of the canal being bombed. See also [[6322115]]. by Anne Burgess – 25 June 2019](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/19/42/6194210_171de4d0_120x120.jpg)
![Forth and Clyde Canal [17]. This is the remains of a wartime stop lock to prevent possible bombing from breaching the canal.The Forth and Clyde Canal was completed in 1790 and it provided a route for vessels between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part (35 miles, 56km) of the Scottish Lowlands. Closed in 1963, the canal became semi-derelict. Millennium funds were used to regenerate the canal. The Glasgow Branch of the canal is a Scheduled Monument with details at: http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6771 by Michael Dibb – 25 June 2019](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/24/83/6248393_1e7ee1b4_120x120.jpg)






![Firhill Basin. Just right of centre is one end of a curving barrier that separates Firhill Basin (on the left) from the main body of the Glasgow Branch of the Forth and Clyde Canal (on the right).The high flats on the right are on Wester Common Road. Just right of centre in the background, and surrounded by scaffolding, is the water tower of the closed Ruchill Hospital: [[49994]]. by Lairich Rig – 01 October 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/20/75/3207555_bc5daf43_120x120.jpg)

![Forth and Clyde Canal [18]. Firhill Basin is a kidney shaped former timber basin created on the inside of a bend of the canal. The Forth and Clyde Canal was completed in 1790 and it provided a route for vessels between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part (35 miles, 56km) of the Scottish Lowlands. Closed in 1963, the canal became semi-derelict. Millennium funds were used to regenerate the canal. The Glasgow Branch of the canal is a Scheduled Monument with details at: http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6771 by Michael Dibb – 25 June 2019](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/24/83/6248394_8038e330_120x120.jpg)
![Firhill basin. On the Glasgow branch of the Forth and Clyde canal. Ruchill Hospital tower is in the distance [[49994]]. The canal is out of shot immediately to the right. by Thomas Nugent – 13 February 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/17/64/1176492_d9bd2264_120x120.jpg)











![Forth and Clyde Canal [19]. An assortment of birds on the edge of the former timber basin.The Forth and Clyde Canal was completed in 1790 and it provided a route for vessels between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part (35 miles, 56km) of the Scottish Lowlands. Closed in 1963, the canal became semi-derelict. Millennium funds were used to regenerate the canal. The Glasgow Branch of the canal is a Scheduled Monument with details at: http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6771 by Michael Dibb – 25 June 2019](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/24/83/6248395_8b1f3eca_120x120.jpg)


