Monklands Canal
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Monklands Canal was an important 18th–19th century Scottish waterway built to transport coal and other industrial goods between the Monklands coalfields and Glasgow.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monkland Canal (disused) | 1 |
| Monklands Canal canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf | George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | coal transport from Monklands to Glasgow ⓘ |
| cargo |
coal
ⓘ
industrial materials ⓘ ironstone ⓘ |
| closedToNavigation | 20th century ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Forth and Clyde Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 18th century ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| economicRole |
supporting coal industry
ⓘ
supporting heavy industry in Glasgow ⓘ supporting iron industry ⓘ |
| eraOfGreatestUse | 19th century ⓘ |
| fedBy | local reservoirs ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aqueducts
ⓘ
basins ⓘ locks ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | industrial archaeology site ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key route for coal supply to Glasgow ⓘ |
| influencedDevelopmentOf |
Airdrie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coatbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Forth and Clyde Canal network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glasgow ⓘ North Lanarkshire ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Monklands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1790s ⓘ |
| partlyReplacedBy |
railways
ⓘ
road transport ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
transport of coal
ⓘ
transport of industrial goods ⓘ |
| regionServed | Monklands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| remainsVisibleAt |
parts of Glasgow
ⓘ
various locations in North Lanarkshire ⓘ |
| servesCity | Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesRegion | Monklands coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
largely closed
ⓘ
partly culverted ⓘ partly infilled ⓘ |
| transportMode | inland water transport ⓘ |
| waterwayType | navigable canal ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Monkland Canal (disused)