Stirton Aqueduct No 41 carries a farm track over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds).
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) was built by Nicholas Clarke and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Blackburn. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Polecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Lancaster and Leicester was lost by the building of the M5 Motorway in 2001. According to Cecil Yates's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Erewash Cutting is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a road under the canal.
| Highgate Winding Hole No 2 | 2 miles, 1 furlong | |
| Thorlby Aqueduct No 40 | 1 mile, 6½ furlongs | |
| Highgate Swing Bridge No 173 | 1 mile, 6½ furlongs | |
| Thorlby Swing Bridge No 174 | 6½ furlongs | |
| Road Bridge No 174A | ¾ furlongs | |
| Stirton Aqueduct No 41 | ||
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| Niffany Swing Bridge No 175 | 4 furlongs | |
| Skipton Bypass Bridge No 175A | 5½ furlongs | |
| Gawflat Pipe Bridge | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
| Gawflat Swing Bridge No 176 | 1 mile, 3½ furlongs | |
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![Level crossing at Niffany. The crossing takes Culvert Lane across the Leeds-Carlisle main line. There is the standard warning for drivers of large vehicles to phone the control room, but given how overgrown the lane is nearby [[1391198]] and how low the canal bridge [[1391205]] it seems quite unnecessary!Additional information provided by Helena Wojtczak (author of](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/39/12/1391228_d58affa9_120x120.jpg)
![Culvert Lane passing under the canal. This is a close-up of the eastern portal of the tunnel formed by the canal passing over a disused lane, as seen in [[312167]]. The photo has been lightened in image-adjustment software; in practice, entering it from bright sunlight was quite an eerie experience, compounded by the sound of dripping water. It is only 30m long but seems much longer. by Stephen Craven – 19 June 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/39/12/1391205_f663bab3_120x120.jpg)


![A walk from Skipton to Gargrave [16]. After descending from the canal towpath, this path leads through a patch of woodland to Culvert Lane.The walk follows the towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal out of Skipton before following a lane onto the A6069 road. After crossing the A59 road at Inghey Bridge, the path runs across fields to pass underneath the railway. The path then runs alongside the railway before it veers right past Kirk Sink to Gargrave. About 4¼ miles. by Michael Dibb – 22 June 2021](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/02/29/7022968_5bf2dccb_120x120.jpg)
![A walk from Skipton to Gargrave [17]. Culvert Lane crosses the railway near Cobwebs Cottage.The walk follows the towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal out of Skipton before following a lane onto the A6069 road. After crossing the A59 road at Inghey Bridge, the path runs across fields to pass underneath the railway. The path then runs alongside the railway before it veers right past Kirk Sink to Gargrave. About 4¼ miles. by Michael Dibb – 22 June 2021](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/02/29/7022969_100e94d4_120x120.jpg)

![A walk from Skipton to Gargrave [18]. From the Culvert Lane crossing is a view along the railway looking towards Skipton.The walk follows the towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal out of Skipton before following a lane onto the A6069 road. After crossing the A59 road at Inghey Bridge, the path runs across fields to pass underneath the railway. The path then runs alongside the railway before it veers right past Kirk Sink to Gargrave. About 4¼ miles. by Michael Dibb – 22 June 2021](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/02/29/7022971_ac29d91a_120x120.jpg)


![A walk from Skipton to Gargrave [19]. From the Culvert Lane crossing is a view along the railway looking towards Gargrave.The walk follows the towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal out of Skipton before following a lane onto the A6069 road. After crossing the A59 road at Inghey Bridge, the path runs across fields to pass underneath the railway. The path then runs alongside the railway before it veers right past Kirk Sink to Gargrave. About 4¼ miles. by Michael Dibb – 22 June 2021](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/02/29/7022973_794bc733_120x120.jpg)


![The Midland line at Niffany. Looking south-east from the level crossing [[1391228]]. The Leeds-Liverpool canal runs parallel to the railway to the left of the photo, and the A6069 (formerly the A59) to the right, emphasising how important this transport corridor is (nearby Gargrave being the lowest crossing point of the Pennine watershed). by Stephen Craven – 19 June 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/39/12/1391242_54e39c43_120x120.jpg)

![Culvert Lane - overgrown. This western end of Culvert Lane is rather more overgrown than the eastern end [[1391153]] but still passable on foot. by Stephen Craven – 19 June 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/39/11/1391198_a3086e31_120x120.jpg)

![Line of electricity poles across the Aire valley. A three-phase supply crossing the valley at Niffany. The mill in the distance is at Carleton [[473403]]. by Stephen Craven – 21 June 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/39/55/1395564_df794444_120x120.jpg)
![Looking SE along Leeds & Liverpool Canal towards A59 bridge. There is an old stone [[7751951]] against the wall in the right foreground by Roger Templeman – 26 March 2024](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/75/19/7751957_a46febfc_120x120.jpg)








