This Is My Glasgow<p>One of the first canals in Scotland, it was abandoned for navigation in 1952. It was covered over when the M8 motorway was built in the 1960s, and which partially follows the route of the old canal. This culveting was needed as the Monkland Canal acted as a feeder for the Glasgow spur of the Forth and Clyde canal, and without it, it would stagnate and dry up.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/canal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/mobklandcanal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobklandcanal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/m8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>m8</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/jameswatt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jameswatt</span></a></p>