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Placemaking

Each year Scottish Canals bid for external funding to deliver a wide variety of projects which will create jobs, vibrancy and lasting economic benefits to the people of Scotland.

North Glasgow

North Glasgow is coming to life in new and exciting ways. Real change is taking place around the canal, creating a safe and enjoyable outdoor space, a positive resource which will help to breathe new life and vitality into local communities.

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Bowling Harbour

We have been breathing new life into Bowling Harbour, developing a new tourism and leisure destination fitting of the western gateway to the Forth & Clyde Canal.

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Caledonian Canal Centre

As part of our tourism and destination development strategy, Scottish Canals is creating a world class visitor and destination hub at Fort Augustus on the Caledonian Canal. We are currently hiring for a range of roles in our new Caledonian Canal Centre.

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Lock 16 - Falkirk

The site of the former AG Barr factory in Camelon will be transformed into a depot, community facility and office space.

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Inverness

Scottish Canals is working to create a new space to provide a social, training and outdoor centre through the construction of two connected buildings.

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Crinan Corridor

Local residents, businesses, landowners, community groups, and other agencies are working together to create a shared vision for the Crinan Canal corridor and the communities on its banks.

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Living on Water

Living on Water is part of an overall strategy to deliver sustainable development and improvements to Scotland’s canals and towpaths.

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Community Engagement

We work closely with the public and stakeholders to help generate community visions, masterplans and action plans.

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Edinburgh’s Union Canal: Towpath Study

Scottish Canals are carrying out a study to identify opportunities to improve the towpath along the Union Canal from Lochrin Basin to the Almond Aqueduct in Edinburgh.

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Canalside Cottages

Canalside Cottages are former lock keeper and canal worker’s cottages located on the banks of Scottish canals which have been restored into high quality self catering holiday accommodation.

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Business Opportunities

We have a number of opportunities available along the canal network, from utilising canal water to operating a canalside business, as well as opportunities for canalside development.

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