Monkland Canal
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| Maximum boat length | 71 ft 0 in (21. 64 m) |
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| Maximum boat beam | 14 ft 0 in (4. 27 m) |
| End point | Glasgow |
| Date closed | 1942 |
| Start point | Calderbank |
| Principal engineer | James Watt |
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| ID | 2132945 |
About Monkland Canal
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.
