Country: | Scotland |
Static Image: | File:Forth and Clyde Canal near Auchinstarry. - geograph.org.uk - 419534.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Forth and Clyde Canal near Auchinstarry |
Coordinates: | 55.96°N -4.05°W |
Official Name: | Auchinstarry |
Unitary Scotland: | North Lanarkshire |
Lieutenancy Scotland: | Dunbartonshire |
Constituency Westminster: | Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East |
Os Grid Reference: | NS7276 |
Auchinstarry is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK, near to Kilsyth. 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:
It is also home to Auchinstarry Quarry which is a very popular rock-climbing destination, boasting a very wide range of climbing.