Earthwork record MAB44406 - ABERDEENSHIRE CANAL

Remains of a section of the Aberdeenshire canal north of the railway (see also See also NJ81NE0011, NJ81NW0029 for other remaining sections).

Remains of a section of the Aberdeenshire canal north of the railway (see also See also NJ81NE0011, NJ81NW0029 for other remaining sections). Part of the route of the canal can be traced using the Ordnance Survey map (1867-69). Much of the canal route followed level or slightly sloping ground. The canal travelled north and later north west from Waterloo Quay out of the city. At Kittybrewster it turned east and then continued North and Northwest in the open countryside. North of Pitmedden House the canal runs along the northerly face of a hill in rough ground and woodland. The route of the canal is lost where it runs into the railway but beyond the railway line to the north the canal can be seen. The Aberdeenshire canal, built between 1796 and 1801 and opened in 1805, ran for 18 1/2 miles from Waterloo Quay to Port Elphinstone until 1854. In 1834 the canal was connected to the harbour when a tidal lock was built. Previously goods from the harbour were transferred by road to the canal. When the canal was bought by the Great North of Scotland Railway in 1854 much of the canal route was redeveloped for the railway lines.

Period Notes
Scheduled 20/12/1999.

Record last edited

Apr 7 2026 3:31PM