Editing Forth and Clyde Canal (section)

==Geography==

[[File:Bar Hill from the air (geograph 4517293).jpg|thumb|right|[[Bar Hill Fort|Bar Hill]] and [[Twechar]] with [[Kilsyth]] and [[Croy, North Lanarkshire|Croy]] in the background]]
The eastern end of the canal is connected to the [[River Forth]] by a stretch of the [[River Carron (Forth)|River Carron]] near [[Grangemouth]]. The canal roughly follows the course of the Roman [[Antonine Wall]] and was the biggest infrastructure project in Scotland since then. The highest section of the canal passes close to [[Kilsyth]] and it is fed there by an [[Aqueduct (watercourse)|aqueduct]] which gathers water from (the purpose built) Birkenburn Reservoir in the Kilsyth Hills, stored in another purpose-built [[reservoir]] called Townhead near [[Banton, North Lanarkshire|Banton]], from where it feeds the canal via a feeder from the Shawend Burn near [[Craigmarloch]]. The canal continues past [[Twechar]], through [[Kirkintilloch]] and [[Bishopbriggs]] to the [[Maryhill]] area north of [[Glasgow]] city centre. A branch to [[Port Dundas]] was built to secure the agreement and financial support of Glasgow merchants who feared losing business if the canal bypassed them completely. This branch flows past Murano Street Student Village, halls of residence for the [[University of Glasgow]]. The western end of the canal connects to the River Clyde at Bowling.

In 1840, a {{convert|1/2|mi|m|adj=on}} canal, the [[Forth and Cart Canal]], was built to link the Forth and Clyde canal, at [[Whitecrook]], to the [[River Clyde]], opposite the mouth of the [[River Cart]].