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Remains of a section of the Aberdeenshire canal. This is one of several locations in Aberdeen where canal remains survive, because the Great North of Scotland Railway which superseded it, took a different line (see also NJ81NE0011 and NJ81NE0047, two other well preserved sections nearby, the latter lying on the opposite side of the modern Aberdeen to Inverness railway line). This part of the canal is visible north west of Woodlands croft, down a steep embankment, south of the railway line. The canal earthworks survive within rough ground and woodland and the basin is visible for some depth. The tow path remains up to 1.5m wide and is on a steep embankment. The canal was opened in 1805 and ran from the harbour at Waterloo Quay along the south western side of the River Don to Port Elphinstone, near Inverurie. Later the canal was connected to the harbour when a tidal lock was built in 1834. Previously goods from the harbour were transferred by road to the canal.
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Historic Environment Records (HER) 
Aberdeen City
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NJ81NW0029 - PITMEDDEN