Scheduled MonumentsScotlandForth and Clyde Canal: Auchinstarry Farm - Castlecary

Forth and Clyde Canal: Auchinstarry Farm - Castlecary

Scotland
HES SM6766
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Overview

History & significance

Forth and Clyde Canal: Auchinstarry Farm - Castlecary is a section of the Forth and Clyde Canal, a major eighteenth-century artificial waterway constructed to connect the east and west coasts of Scotland. The canal was engineered to facilitate commercial transport of goods, particularly coal and manufactured products, between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde, representing a significant engineering achievement of its period. This particular stretch between Auchinstarry Farm and Castlecary preserves evidence of the canal's original construction and operation during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of Scotland's industrial heritage and the canal's role in supporting regional trade and development.

Forth and Clyde Canal: Auchinstarry Farm - Castlecary is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6766. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Forth and Clyde Canal: Auchinstarry Farm - Castlecary?

Forth and Clyde Canal: Auchinstarry Farm - Castlecary is a section of the Forth and Clyde Canal, a major eighteenth-century artificial waterway constructed to connect the east and west coasts of Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6766.

Who is responsible for protecting Forth and Clyde Canal: Auchinstarry Farm - Castlecary?

Forth and Clyde Canal: Auchinstarry Farm - Castlecary is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM6766.

What other scheduled monuments are near Forth and Clyde Canal: Auchinstarry Farm - Castlecary?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carrickstone,Roman altar,400m W of (1.8 km), Antonine Wall, camp, fortlet, fort and settlement, Croy Hill (2 km), Antonine Wall, B802 to N of Cuilmuir View, Croy (2.8 km).

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