Lochrin Basin, Fountainbridge (composite)

Lochrin is a small area in

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, the capital of

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. It is in the south-west corner of the city centre, to the west of Tollcross, and south of

Fountainbridge Fountainbridge ( gd, Drochaid an Fhuarain) is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, a short distance west of the city centre, adjoining Tollcross with East Fountainbridge and West Port to the east, Polwarth to the west and south, Dalry and Haymark ...

. Lochrin contains a wide mixture of retail shops, leisure facilities, other businesses and

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housing. Major new office and residential developments have replaced some of the older buildings. Lochrin Basin Fountainbridge 2

When the basins at the eastern end of the

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were filled in and the canal truncated in 1921, Lochrin Basin became the eastern terminus. At that time, the

Leamington Lift Bridge The Leamington Lift Bridge is a lift bridge that crosses the Union Canal near its terminus at Lochrin Basin in Edinburgh. History The bridge was installed around 1906 where Fountainbridge crossed the canal replacing a previous bridge built in 1 ...

was moved from where

crossed the canal to its current location just to the west of the basin. Canal Boats at Lochrin Basin Fountainbridge 1

Lochrin Basin is the centrepiece of Edinburgh Quay, a

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providing office and residential accommodation and licensed premises, which was voted the Best Regeneration project in Scotland at the Scottish Design Awards 2005. It is also the eastern end of the

Forth and Clyde Canal Pathway The Forth and Clyde canal pathway runs between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde and is a footpath and cycleway that runs across Scotland, between Bowling, west of Glasgow, and Lochrin Basin (Edinburgh Quay) in Edinburgh. The path runs ...

References

External links

Union Canal Edinburgh
- a community website about the Lochrin Basin and Union Canal in Edinburgh, including information about building developments. {{Areas of Edinburgh Areas of Edinburgh