Edinburgh, Viewforth, Union Canal
Canal (19th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Viewforth, Union Canal
Classification Canal (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Edinburgh And Glasgow Union Canal
Canmore ID 91035
Site Number NT27SW 83.02
NGR NT 24002 72413
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/91035
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SW 83.02 240 724
[Built 1818-22, designer Hugh Baird - see LIN 18 general record for details of construction of canal.]
Information from RCAHMS (IF) March 1996
NT 243 726 to NT 244 727 A watching brief was conducted in February 2004 on the Union Canal (NT27SW 83.02) between Viewforth Bridge and the Leamington Lift Bridge. The wall that formed the N side of the canal was bulging and about to collapse. Investigations revealed evidence of the clay lining of the canal and the towpath. The original sandstone rubble wall that formed the N side was shown to be little more than a formal edge to the waterway. Apertures in the wall, with sandstone margins, appeared to be water control features. These were later blocked and replaced by cast-iron pipe outlets at a higher level, relating to the development of industry along the canal in the second half of the 19th century.
Archive to be deposited in the NMRS.
Sponsor: British Waterways Scotland.
P Sharman 2004.
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March 1998
