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Monkland Canal, Paddock Street to intersection with North Calder Water, is a canal section in Lanarkshire, Scotland, now designated as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland (SM11344). The canal traverses terrain underlain by the Scottish Coal Measures Group, a Moscovian-age sequence of mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete that shaped both the industrial landscape and the engineering challenges of its construction. This stretch of the waterway, running from Paddock Street to its junction with the North Calder Water, reflects the canal's role in connecting the coalfields and ironworks of central Scotland during the industrial era. The underlying geology, rich in coal and ironstone, made this region a centre of heavy industry, and the canal was engineered to serve these extractive and manufacturing industries. The monument's protection recognises its significance as infrastructure integral to Scotland's industrial heritage.
Monkland Canal, Paddock Street to intersection with North Calder Water is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11344. View the official record →
Monkland Canal, Paddock Street to intersection with North Calder Water, is a canal section in Lanarkshire, Scotland, now designated as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland (SM11344).
Monkland Canal, Paddock Street to intersection with North Calder Water 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 SM11344.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Monkland Canal, Coatbank Street to Paddock Street, Coatbridge (1.2 km), Woodhall House,800m W of Woodhall Cottage (1.3 km), Calderbank Iron Works, furnaces and associated works (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Monkland Canal, Paddock Street to intersection with North Calder Water'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.
Monkland Canal, Paddock Street to intersection with North Calder Water stands on Scottish Coal Measures Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.