Lin's Mill Aqueduct, Union Canal View from SE showing top

Description Lin's Mill Aqueduct, Union Canal View from SE showing top

Date 1969

Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 613120

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Lin's Mill Aqueduct, Union Canal, Edinburgh This aqueduct was completed in 1822 for the opening of the Edinburgh & Glasgow Union Canal, and was designed by Hugh Baird, engineer. It is the shortest of the three major aqueducts on the canal, with five spans. This shows the top of the aqueduct from the south-east. The canal is carried in a cast iron trough, the edges here concealed by vegetation. The towpath is on the far side, the walkway on the left providing access to a sluice used to control the level of water in the canal. Thomas Telford advised on the design of the viaducts on this canal, and the use of cast-iron troughs was originally his idea, first used in Shropshire in the 1790s. The Union Canal has been refurbished as part of the Millennium Link, and was completely reopened in 2002. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H69/520/2C

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/613120

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