Auchinstarry Explained

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:

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It is also home to Auchinstarry Quarry which is a very popular rock-climbing destination, boasting a very wide range of climbing.

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