Grangemouth Canal Basin

Location type

Water

Name and dates

Grangemouth Canal Basin

Opened on the Lochs, and lakes, water.

Nearby stations
Grangemouth
Thornbridge Halt
Falkirk Grahamston
Polmont
Kincardine
Falkirk High
Birkhill
Falkirk Camelon [1st]
Camelon
Kinneil [1st]
Larbert
Camelon [1st]
Kinneil
Manuel
Culross [2nd]
Lock 1 [1st] [Sea Lock] [FCC]
Lock 2 [1st] [FCC]
Grangemouth Saw Mill
Grangemouth Shipyard
Grangemouth Shed [1st]
Grangemouth Colliery Barony Pit No 3
Tourist/other
Grangemouth Old Harbour
Grangemouth Junction Dock
Grangemouth Old Dock
Grangemouth Colliery Wharf
Grangemouth Timber Basin
Grangemouth Bonded Timber Basin
Grangemouth No 2 Signal Box
Grangemouth No 3 Signal Box
Carron Dock
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.


Chronology Dates

03/09/1773Forth and Clyde Canal
Water let into the canal from Grangemouth Canal Basin to Kirkintilloch. Port established on Canal at Hillhead, Kirkintilloch, as the Luggie Aqueduct had not been completed.
31/08/1790Forth and Clyde Canal
Canal opened from Stockingfield Junction [Canal] to Bowling Basin. The sloop Agnes becomes the first vessel to sail from Grangemouth Canal Basin (River Carron by Firth of Forth) to Bowling Basin (Firth of Clyde). Alternative date 28/07/1790.