Auchinstarry
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240px Forth and Clyde Canal near Auchinstarry |
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Auchinstarry is located in North Lanarkshire
Auchinstarry
Auchinstarry shown within North Lanarkshire
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OS grid reference | NS7276 |
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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 |
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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:
- Deploying recycled materials in all parts of the construction process
- An innovative pump which draws heat from the canal; it is believed that this is the first such use of canal water in the UK
- Plans for installing wind turbines, and a new pub which is self-sufficient in its energy needs
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It is also home to Auchinstarry Quarry which is a very popular rock-climbing destination, boasting a very wide range of climbing.
See also
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