Luggie Aqueduct
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Luggie Aqueduct | |
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| Coordinates | 55°56′23″N 4°09′04″W / 55.9397°N 4.1511°W |
| Carries | Forth & Clyde Canal |
| Crosses | Luggie Water |
| Locale | East Dunbartonshire |
Listed Building – Category A | |
| Official name | Luggie Water Aqueduct And Bridge |
| Designated | 28 April 1986 |
| Reference no. | LB36655 |
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 Interactive map of Luggie Aqueduct | |
The Luggie Aqueduct carries the Forth & Clyde Canal over the Luggie Water at Kirkintilloch,[1] to the north of Glasgow.[2] It is a Category A listed building.[3]
It was built by John Smeaton for the Forth and Clyde Canal between 1768-75.[4]
Design
The aqueduct is 37.8 metres (124 ft) long with a single arch span of 13.7 metres (45 ft), and 27.4 metres (90 ft) wide, with a full-width canal that allows two boats to pass.[4][5]
In 1848, the Campsie Branch line was constructed, and crossed the canal through the arch of the aqueduct but above the water beneath.[4] The railway was carried on a twin-arch culvert to carry the water underneath it.[4] The railway has since been removed, and there is now a footpath beneath the aqueduct but with the lines of the rails still visible.[3] There is an old black and white picture of a boat crossing the canal, with a train passing underneath the boat, with the Luggie flowing below the train.[6]
The sides of the aqueduct are arched, with a rise of about 1 in 10, a feature also employed on the Kelvin Aqueduct.[4][7] The aqueduct and the bridge below are built from grey ashlar.[3]
