Auchinstarry

Auchinstarry
Forth and Clyde Canal near Auchinstarry
Auchinstarry
Auchinstarry shown within North Lanarkshire
OS grid reference	NS7276
Council area	North Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy area	Dunbartonshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
Scottish Parliament	Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
List of places UK Scotland 55°58′N 4°03′W / 55.96°N 04.05°W / 55.96; -04.05Coordinates: 55°58′N 4°03′W / 55.96°N 04.05°W / 55.96; -04.05

Auchinstarry is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK, near to Dullatur, Kilsyth and Queenzieburn. It is the site of a Roman fort.

Auchinstarry Basin is on the Forth and Clyde Canal, and a £1.2m regeneration project has created a mooring basin for boats with 56 pontoon berths, a hard standing area for 40 boats, and a customer facilities block, partly funded by British Waterways Scotland. The basin was officially opened in September 2005.

The Environment Advisory Service (EAS), a government agency, has implemented a number of sustainability features at Auchinstarry Basin:

It is also home to Auchinstarry Quarry which is a very popular rock-climbing destination, boasting a very wide range of climbing.

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