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XXV
FORTH AND CLYDE CANAL.
FOLLOWING on our tour of the Union Canal we continued our through voyage from Camelon, the junction to the Forth and Clyde Canal. This canal enters at the Firth of Forth, and extends from Grangemouth (four miles eastwards from our starting point) to Bowling, a distance in all of 36 miles, thus making a through communication between the Forth and the Clyde.
There has been frequent agitation from time to time as to the desirability of constructing a Ship Canal to enable war vessels to pass through between these two seas, and with the new naval base at Rosyth on the Forth, one might predict its accomplishment at some future time.
The Forth and Clyde Canal is in many respects similar to the Union we have just left, except that it is extensively used commercially between Glasgow and other places on the route. The scenery, however, is not so attractive or picturesque. Our stopping place after a run of 25 miles was Kirkintilloch, and although a large and busy town, we were unable to find accommodation, so we railed to Glasgow, some miles off, and stayed there overnight, returning the next morning. Proceeding on our journey we encountered many locks, including a group of 11 over which we transported our boat by cart to save time, and after a 17 mile Journey we at length reached Bowling, the terminus of this canal.
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The Forth and Clyde Canal, near Kilpatrick
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