Forth and Clyde Canal
The Forth and Clyde Canal is a canal opened in 1790, crossing central Scotland; it provided a route for the seagoing vessels of the day between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part of the Scottish Lowlands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Michel Van den Berghe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bowling, Dumbarton Road, Public Park, War Memorial and Bowling railway station.
Bowling railway station
Railway station
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Bowling railway station serves the village of Bowling in the West Dunbartonshire region of Scotland. This station is on the North Clyde Line, between Kilpatrick and Dumbarton East, 12 miles 70 chains from Glasgow Queen Street measured via Maryhill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bowling and Old Kilpatrick.
Bowling
Village
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Bowling is a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, with a population of 740. It lies on the north bank of the Firth of Clyde, between the towns of Clydebank and Dumbarton.
Old Kilpatrick
Village
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Old Kilpatrick, is a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The name Old Kilpatrick is said to be derived from St. Patrick ostensibly being born here.
Bishopton
Town
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Bishopton is a village in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is located around 2 miles west of Erskine. Royal Ordnance Factory Bishopton was located on the edge of the village and is now being redeveloped as private housing into a community named Dargavel. Bishopton is situated 2 miles southwest of Forth and Clyde Canal.
Forth and Clyde Canal
- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in West Dunbartonshire, United Kingdom
- Category: body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Forth and Clyde Canal” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قناة فورث وكلايد”
- Basque: “Forth eta Clyde arteko ubidea”
- Catalan: “canal de Forth i Clyde”
- Cebuano: “Forth and Clyde Canal”
- Chinese: “福斯-克莱德运河”
- Chinese: “福斯-克萊德運河”
- Chinese: “福斯和克萊德運河”
- Czech: “Kanál Forth–Clyde”
- Dutch: “Forth and Clyde Canal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة فورث وكلايد”
- Finnish: “Forth-Clyde-kanava”
- Finnish: “Forth–Clyde-kanava”
- Finnish: “Forthin–Clyden kanava”
- French: “canal de Forth et Clyde”
- French: “Canal de Forth et Clyde”
- French: “Forth and Clyde Canal”
- German: “Forth and Clyde Canal”
- Irish: “Canál Foirthe agus Cluaidh”
- Japanese: “フォース・アンド・クライド運河”
- Japanese: “フォース・クライド運河”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Forth og Clyde-kanalen”
- Norwegian: “Forth og Clyde-kanalen”
- Polish: “Forth and Clyde Canal”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Canàl Foirthe agus Cluaidh”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Forth - Clyde”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Kanal Forth–Clyde”
- Spanish: “Canal de Forth y Clyde”
- Spanish: “Canal Forth and Clyde”
- Spanish: “Canal Forth y Clyde”
- Spanish: “Canal Forth-Clyde”
- Spanish: “Forth & Clyde Canal”
- Spanish: “Forth and Clyde Canal”
- Swedish: “Forth-Clydekanalen”
- Ukrainian: “Канал Форт - Клайд”
- Ukrainian: “Канал Форт — Клайд”
- Ukrainian: “Форт — Клайд”
- Welsh: “Camlas Forth and Clyde”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Milton and Erskine Harbour.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hill of Dun and Donald’s Quay Light.
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