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Port Dundas Canal Basin is a surviving section of the Forth and Clyde Canal in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. Constructed in the late eighteenth century, the basin represents an important phase in Scotland's industrial transport infrastructure, connecting the Firth of Forth to the Firth of Clyde and opening Glasgow to seaborne trade. The canal basin itself comprises dock structures and waterside facilities designed to transfer cargo between canal vessels and larger ships.
The site lies upon bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, Westphalian sedimentary rocks that underlie much of central Scotland. This geological foundation proved suitable for the canal's construction and subsequent operation. Port Dundas served as Glasgow's principal canal interchange, handling goods including coal, iron, timber and agricultural products throughout the nineteenth century and into the twentieth, making it a focal point for the city's commercial expansion.
Today the basin survives as a reminder of Glasgow's position as a major nineteenth-century industrial and trading centre. The waterside features and surviving masonry reflect the engineering standards of the canal age, whilst the site's location in the heart of the city preserves the historical relationship between Glasgow's commerce and its urban development.
Forth and Clyde Canal, Port Dundas canal basin, Glasgow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6689. View the official record →
Port Dundas Canal Basin is a surviving section of the Forth and Clyde Canal in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6689.
Forth and Clyde Canal, Port Dundas canal basin, Glasgow dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a port dundas canal basin, glasgow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Forth and Clyde Canal, Port Dundas canal basin, Glasgow 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 SM6689.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glasgow, remains of Bell's Pottery, Kyle Street (0.5 km), Glasgow Cathedral, precinct and graveyard (1.4 km), Forth and Clyde Canal: Glasgow Branch (1.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Forth and Clyde Canal, Port Dundas canal basin, Glasgow's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Forth and Clyde Canal, Port Dundas canal basin, Glasgow stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.