Auchinstarry

Auchinstarry is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK, near to Kilsyth, Dullatur and Queenzieburn. 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:

• Deploying recycled materials in all parts of the construction process
• An innovative pump which draws heat from the canal; it is believed that this is the first such use of canal water in the UK
• Plans for installing wind turbines, and a new pub which is self-sufficient in its energy needs

References

• Environment Advisory Service case Study on Auchinstarry Basin

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

See also

• List of places in North Lanarkshire