Aberdeenshire Canal
| Aberdeenshire Canal |
Aberdeenshire Canal at Port Elphinstone in 2007
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| Specifications |
| Locks |
18
(level dropped 168 ft) |
| Status |
Railway built over route |
| History |
| Original owner |
Aberdeenshire Canal Navigation Company |
| Principal engineer |
Robert Whitworth |
| Date of act |
1796 |
| Date of first use |
1805 |
| Date closed |
1854 |
| Geography |
| Start point |
Port Elphinstone, Inverurie |
| End point |
Aberdeen Docks |
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Aberdeenshire Canal
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Railway and River Urie
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River Don sluice |
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Port Elphinstone basin |
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Watered section |
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Railway bridges |
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River Urie |
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Railway built over bed |
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Kintore wharf |
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Dalwearie |
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B979 road |
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Kinaldie |
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Dyce basin |
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weir |
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Stoneywood |
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lock |
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A947 road |
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River Don |
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lock |
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A90 Mugiemoss Road |
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lock |
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Station Road bridge (extant) |
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Boathouse |
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A978 St Machar Drive |
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locks (5) |
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Kittybrewster |
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