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Latitude: 57.2262 / 57°13'34"N
Longitude: -2.2385 / 2°14'18"W
OS Eastings: 385700
OS Northings: 815080
OS Grid: NJ857150
Mapcode National: GBR XH.8J6W
Mapcode Global: WH9Q8.LM8N
Entry Name: Aberdeenshire Canal, milestone 10, at Shady Neuk, Beidleston
Scheduled Date: 2 November 1999
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM8428
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Industrial: inland water
Location: Dyce
County: Aberdeen City
Electoral Ward: Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone
Traditional County: Aberdeenshire
The monument comprises milestone 10 of the Aberdeenshire Canal Navigation, or Aberdeen-Inverurie Canal. It consists of a granite column, some 0.60m high and 0.3m in diameter, with a rounded top on which the number '10' is inscribed in a round sloping panel.
This canal ran from Port Elphinstone to Aberdeen harbour, following a course 18.25 miles (29km) in length above the right-hand bank of the River Don. An Act of Parliament sanctioned its construction in 1796 and the canal opened in 1805. It operated until 1854, when it was replaced by the Aberdeen to Inverness line of the Great North of Scotland Railway, which was built along roughly the same alignment, obliterating much of its course.
Milestone 10 was found in a field dyke and has since been re-erected in the garden of Shady Neuk, Beidleston Farm.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as representing one of only a small number of surviving elements of what was at one time a significant economic artery, serving the agricultural hinterland of the city of Aberdeen. Its importance is further enhanced by the documentary evidence that also exists relating to the legal and commercial history of the canal during its period of use.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
Aberdeen City Council HER https://online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/smrpub/ reference number NJ81NE0059 (accessed on 01/11/2018).
Graham, A. (1967-8) 'Two Canals in Aberdeenshire', Proceedings of Society of Antiquities of Scotland, Vol. 100, 170-78.
Canmore
https://canmore.org.uk/site/158995/
HER/SMR Reference
https://online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/smrpub/master/detail.aspx?refno=NJ81NE0059
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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