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Forth and Clyde Canal: Blairdardie Road – Netherton Farm is a section of the Forth and Clyde Canal, the major eighteenth-century waterway that connected central Scotland's two coasts. Constructed between 1768 and 1790, this stretch of canal represents the engineering achievement of linking the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh with the Firth of Clyde near Glasgow, facilitating significant commercial transport across the central Lowlands. The canal section between these points in Dunbartonshire formed part of the canal's operational length and displays the characteristic features of late eighteenth-century canal construction and infrastructure. This monument is recorded within Historic Environment Scotland's Scheduled Monument register and retains archaeological and historical significance as evidence of Scotland's industrial development during the Georgian period.
Forth and Clyde Canal: Blairdardie Road - Netherton Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6775. View the official record →
Forth and Clyde Canal: Blairdardie Road – Netherton Farm is a section of the Forth and Clyde Canal, the major eighteenth-century waterway that connected central Scotland's two coasts. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6775.
Forth and Clyde Canal: Blairdardie Road - Netherton Farm 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 SM6775.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Forth and Clyde Canal: Netherton Farm - Cleveden Road (1.3 km), Forth and Clyde Canal: Duntreath Avenue - Blairdardie Road (1.4 km), Forth and Clyde Canal: Cleveden Road - Bishopbriggs Golf Course (3.6 km).
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