Kelvin Aqueduct, River Kelvin, Forth And Clyde Canal, Maryhill, Glasgow is a Grade A listed building in the Glasgow City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 10 July 1989. Aqueduct.

Kelvin Aqueduct, River Kelvin, Forth And Clyde Canal, Maryhill, Glasgow

WRENN ID
hallowed-rood-umber
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Glasgow City
Constituency
Glasgow North MP: Martin Rhodes (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
10 July 1989
Type
Aqueduct
OS grid reference
NS 561 689
Coordinates
55.89239, -4.30178
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Kelvin Aqueduct, built between 1787 and 1790 by engineer Robert Whitworth, is a significant structure that spans 400 feet, carrying the Forth and Clyde Canal over the River Kelvin in Maryhill, Glasgow. It features four heavy segmental arches supported by v-cutwater buttress-piers, with only one pier located in the river. The lower sections of the aqueduct are constructed with heavily channelled rustic masonry and bold voussoirs, while the upper sections are made of polished ashlar, including the ashlar soffits. The aqueduct is topped with a polished ashlar coped parapet that has die piers positioned over the buttresses.

Local climate

Kelvin Aqueduct, River Kelvin, Forth And Clyde Canal, Maryhill, Glasgow sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,290 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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