THE ABERDEEN TO INVERURIE CANAL (Remains)

As at APRIL 2022 with older photos to add to interest.

Bill Reid

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"THE CANAL REMAINS AT INVERURIE"

The end of the walk as you meet the bottom of Canal Road and Canal View. This had been the main entrance to the Sluice Works.
This path leads  you onto Railway terrace. Where these new houses stand is the north end of Port Elphinston goods yard that ran
along side the river and Lade and was linked to the mainline near where the large girder bridge crosses the river Don.

Walking the path between site entrance by the Memorial stone and Victoria Bridge, which is on Port Elphinstone Road.

 
The railway bridge over the Don. Under cover while it is given a heavy refurbishment for the re-doubling of the line between Inverurie and Kittybrewster (Aberdeen).

The river Don split into two banches from here to the east side of Victoria Road bridge around
Broom Inch (Inch+Island) seen up ahead.. The river Don split into two around

Houses on Canal View in the background. The houses stand in Cnal View that was the site of the old Corn Mill that had it's own
branch off the mainline.

Added Sept. 2022

A drain along the tow path side of the canal.

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The trees line the old tow path. The houses in the background stand on the Ex Corn MIll site.

The only remaining part of the Canal that still has water.

 
This is where somec onfusion appears as there are three flows of water up to the river Don. I doubt if the barges went through this tunnel as there is no tow path. On the left
you can see the wider gap which is probably where the canal bridge was. The Lade is much further over to the right of the path.

 
The remains of a sluice. Not sure if it was for the Canal or the Lade. As mentioned there is some confusion here as there are three flows of water at this spot.

 
River scenes as the Don runs past the Lade and Canal sluce site.

 
This sluice controlled the Lade and Canal feeder.

The remains of the iron-framed boat.Believed to have been used as the Canal
inspection boat.
 

 
By the sluce the iron remains of boat that was used by staff to check the Canal for any servicing required. Nothing remains of it's wooden structure.

The boat remains has since been removed from Port Elphinstone and has begun full preservation and planned to be displayed at the Giarioch Musium that is
in the Ex Inverurie Loco Works building. Report and video in link below. 'Garioch' is a Gaighlig word and locally is pronounced as 'Geer-ee'. It is a local
area by Inverurie.

Bequest allows conservators to get to work on historic Inverurie canal boat (pressandjournal.co.uk)

 
Left: Looking northwards towards the River Don. The western 'Feeder' of the Canal. Right: The eastern 'Feeder' for the Lade to Port Elphinston Lade Paper Mill.
These meet at the Sluce where they then run a a single channel to Port Elphinston Paper Mill (Site).

This will have been the Lade as it runs up to the river Don.

At the south end of Victoria Road Bridge there is a monuamont to the lade and Canal workings. This path leads to the Canal and Lade
site and southwards to Port Elphinstone Paper Mill.

A telephoto shot of the old canal opening into the river Don. (September 2009).

  
Just west of the Lade sluice gate is where the canal ended by entering the river.

  
The sluice Gate where the Lade entered the river.

The River Don on the east side of the bridge. Here it is split into two paths by  Broom Inch (Island).

 
Victoria Road bridge, Inverurie. The Lade and Canal entered the river Don just to the east side of the bridge.

Map of the feeders at Inverurie. From Victoria Bridge to the Corn Mill site. The Canal and Lade feeds up to the Sluice where the water was controlled
for boththe Canal and the Paper Mill. (BLS Maps).

Overall view of the Canal and Lade site and where the run into the river by Victoria Road bridge. Top center of photo. This is the ara covered below.The Mill at Port Elphinstone was
served by both Canal and its own personal Lade between the mill and where they both ran into the River Don at the east side of Victoria Bridge. Both outlets are still visable.The canal
and Lade follow the river southwards.  The Lade fed Port Elphinston Paper Mill.

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