Auchinstarry

Updated on Dec 08, 2024

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OS grid reference NS7276 Sovereign state United Kingdom Fire Scottish Local time Wednesday 9:54 AM Scottish parliament Cumbernauld and Kilsyth		Country Scotland Police Scottish Ambulance Scottish Council area North Lanarkshire

Weather 2°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 95% Humidity UK parliament constituency Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East Lieutenancy areas North Lanarkshire, Dunbartonshire

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

References

Auchinstarry Wikipedia

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