Watt in 1773 was near Barlinnie and connected to Glasgow by a cart road." Barlinnie is not noted as a place on the First Edition of the 25-inch Ordnance Survey maps (1858), and the most likely location for the termination seems to be Gartcraig Bridge (sometimes known as Jessie's Bridge), from where access to Glasgow was by way of Carntyne Road. The next possible location would be Smithy Croft bridge, but that is on the Cumbernauld Road; even in 1858 that was not a humble "cart road". Hume asserts that the temporary end point was a canal basin opposite Barlinnie Prison on the north side of the canal, between Jessie's Bridge (an alternative name for Gartcraig Bridge) and Smithycroft Bridge; he says the basin "is clearly visible on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Lanarkshire 1896, sheet viNE)". This is true, but the basin was not shown on the earlier 1858 map, and there was then no road in that vicinity. The prison was built in 1880 and the canal was used for bringing in building materials. It is likely that the basin was made for that purpose. There is a track from the basin to the prison shown on the later map Fishing In the mid-1980s, the canal was stocked with Carp, Roach, Bream, Tench, Perch and some other species. Scottish Canals and North Lanarkshire council maintain the waterway but a permit charge is not currently taken. Gallery References Further reading Notes External links Glasgow's Canals Unlocked, tourism publication by Scottish Canals Canals in Scotland Transport in North Lanarkshire Coatbridge Tourist attractions in North Lanarkshire 1770 establishments in Scotland 1794 establishments in Scotland Defunct companies of Scotland Transport in Glasgow History of North Lanarkshire Canals opened in 1794 1942 disestablishments in the United Kingdom Scheduled monuments in Scotland Scottish Canals British companies established in 1770