Monkland Canal

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The Monkland Canal connected Monklands to Glasgow, Scotland.

Contents 1 Construction 2 Abandonment 3 Sections still in water 3.1 West end of Coatbridge 3.2 West of Calderbank 4 Bibliography

[edit] Construction

The earliest phase of the route and its construction was supervised by James Watt, when work began on June 26, 1770 at Sheepford and was completed in 1791 when its junction with the Forth and Clyde Canal at Port Dundas was made. The depth of the canal is 4 ft, its water supply is taken from the North Calder Water at Woodhall and it is still used as an aqueduct for the Forth and Clyde canal.

[edit] Abandonment

In August 1942, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) applied to the Ministry of War Transport for an order authorising the abandonment the canal. Some sections are still in water today, notably the eastern section between Woodhall and eastern Coatbridge, and to the west of that town and Cuilhill. The rest of the waterway to Port Dundas was drained and converted into a culvert to facilitate the construction of the M8 motorway in the early 1970s.

[edit] Sections still in water

[edit] West end of Coatbridge

Towards Blair Road bridge	Along King Street from Blair Road bridge	Along the tow path in Drumpelier Park	Eastern view in Drumpelier Park
Eastern view in Drumpelier Park	West to Drumpelier Home Farm bridge	East to Drumpelier Home Farm bridge	East from Drumpelier Home Farm bridge

[edit] West of Calderbank

Yet to be taken

[edit] Bibliography

• Dr. George Thomson, The Monkland Canal - A sketch of the Early History 1945, Monklands Library Services.
• Jean Lindsey, The Canals of Scotland. Newton Abbott: David & Charles.