Venice of the North Traditional Cache
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GZ affords views upstream on the River Kelvin to the Kelvin Aqueduct. This takes the Forth & Clyde Canal over the river in an aqueduct.
It was built in 1787 by Robert Whitworth.
Nearby crossing the river are the bridge abutments for the railway which crossed here and ran into the Kelvindale tunnel which can be seen a short distance upstream and higher up the bank.
This fine aqueduct was constructed between the years 1787 and 1790, by Robert Whitworth, the engineer who took over the work on the canal when John Smeaton retired. Massive buttressed piers support four fifty foot arches with arched spandrels.. The structure is seventy feet high and four hundred feet long. Its estimated cost of £6,200 was eventually exceeded by £2,300 (£8,500). Due to its impressive nature on completion and the fact that it was the biggest structure of its type in Britain, it inspired poets to write odes in its honour. Today its continuing impressiveness is reflected in its status as a 'B' scheduled ancient monument.
Ian R Mitchell, the author of Unlocking Maryhill, asserted that if the Dear Green Place has a Venice then it has to be Maryhill. He christened this area Glasgow's Venice.
The area is known as the Butney, assumed by many to be a reference to Botany Bay, but more likely deriving from the historic connection to the former printworks nearby. personally I prefer to believe the Botany Bay convicts connection. The series of basins and locks going East from here form one of the most picturesque and dramatic parts of the Forth & Clyde Canal. The five locks climb over twelve metres to reach the summit.
Were this ancient monument anywhere else it would have thousands of tourist visiting it. It is becoming more well used but it is mainly by dog walkers, cyclists and runners.
Take time to discover its beauty and discover some of the industrial heritage of this area.
The cache is a bit of a scramble to get to off the main track, down by the riverside.
******Congratulations to WoddyTeam for FTF********
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Nfu gerr arkg gb evire va ubyr.