Monkland Canal, Glasgow

Name: Monkland Canal
Address: Glasgow, United Kingdom

#238 among attractions in Glasgow

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Facts and practical information

The Monkland Canal was a 12+1⁄4-mile-long canal designed to bring coal from the mining areas of Monklands to Glasgow in Scotland. In the course of a long and difficult construction process, it was opened progressively as short sections were completed, from 1771. It reached Gartcraig in 1782, and in 1794 it reached its full originally planned extent, from pits at Calderbank to a basin at Townhead in Glasgow; at first this was in two sections with a 96-foot vertical interval between them at Blackhill; coal was unloaded and carted to the lower section and loaded onto a fresh barge. Locks were later constructed linking the two sections, and the canal was also connected to the Forth and Clyde Canal, giving additional business potential. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°50'28"N, 3°58'23"W

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Day trips

Monkland Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Motherwell Shopping Centre, Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, Sir Matt Busby Sports Complex, Cliftonhill Stadium.

3.6 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Motherwell Shopping Centre, Motherwell
93 min walk • Motherwell Shopping Centre is an outdoor shopping centre located in the centre of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is owned jointly by Chester Properties and Columbus Capital, who purchased the site from previous owners CALA Properties on May 2010.
3.3 miS
Sport complex, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, Motherwell
84 min walk • The Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility is a public leisure centre that is located in the Ravenscraig area of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
2.8 miSW
Classes and workshops, Outdoor activities, Arenas and stadiums
Sir Matt Busby Sports Complex, Bellshill
71 min walk • The Sir Matt Busby Sports Complex is a public leisure centre located in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is named in honour of Sir Matt Busby, the football manager who was born in Bellshill in 1909, managed Manchester United from 1945 to 1969 and died in 1994.
2 miNW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport, Sport venue
Cliftonhill Stadium, Coatbridge
51 min walk • Cliftonhill Stadium, commonly known as Cliftonhill and currently 'The Reigart Stadium' for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League team Albion Rovers F.C. who have played at the ground since 1919.
2.9 miNW
History museum, Museum
Summerlee, Coatbridge
73 min walk • Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, formerly known as Summerlee Heritage Park, is an industrial & social history museum in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is situated on the site of the Victorian Summerlee Iron Works and the former Hydrocon Crane factory.
1.4 miN
Arenas and stadiums, Sport, Football
Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
36 min walk • The Excelsior Stadium is a football stadium in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the home ground of Airdrieonians F.C. of the Scottish Professional Football League.
2.5 miS
Church
Carfin Lourdes Grotto, Mossend
64 min walk • Carfin Lourdes Grotto, a Roman Catholic shrine in Scotland dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes, was created in the early twentieth century. The "Carfin Grotto", as the shrine is locally referred to, was the brainchild of Father, later Canon Thomas N. Taylor, parish priest of St.
3.6 miS
Visitor center, Museum
North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre, Motherwell
92 min walk • The North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre is a four star heritage centre located near the town centre of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The centre is seen as the main repository for archives and modern records for the whole of North Lanarkshire.
1.7 miN
Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Cafe Spice Airdrie, Airdrie
45 min walk • Airdrie Public Observatory is a fully operational, historic astronomical observatory, which is part of the library building in the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
3.5 miS
Church
Motherwell Cathedral, Motherwell
89 min walk • The Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Good Aid, popularly known as Motherwell Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
3.7 miSW
Park
Strathclyde Country Park, Glasgow
95 min walk • Strathclyde Country Park is a country park located on the outskirts of Motherwell in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, named after the former Strathclyde region of Scotland. It is often commonly referred to as Strathclyde, or simply Strathy. The park covers some 4 km², centred on the artificial Strathclyde Loch.