Aberdeenshire Canal
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The Aberdeenshire Canal was a waterway designed by John Rennie. Work started in 1796 and it opened in 1805.
The canal ran up the strath of the River Don from Aberdeen, Scotland to a terminus just south of Inverurie. Because of the canal, the terminus area came to be known as Port Elphinstone. The canal had 17 locks along its 18 mile length and was used to carry both freight and passenger boats.
It was later sold to the Great North of Scotland Railway who closed it in 1854 and laid railway tracks along much of its length. Some fragments of the original canal construction may be discerned along the route of the railway. Within Aberdeen these include where the railway runs parallel to Elmbank Terrace, Kittybrewster, and again where the railway runs parallel to Great Northern Road in Woodside. The latter was once well outside the bounds of the city proper, and so both that area and Old Aberdeen still boast roads named Canal Street, which can lead to confusion.
[edit] Bibliography
- Lindsey, Jean, The Canals of Scotland. Published by David & Charles.
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