Auchinstarry

Auchinstarry
Forth and Clyde Canal near Auchinstarry
Auchinstarry  Auchinstarry shown within North Lanarkshire
OS grid reference	NS7276
Council area	North Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy area	Dunbartonshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
Scottish Parliament	Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
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Coordinates: 55°58′N 4°03′W / 55.96°N 04.05°W / 55.96; -04.05

Auchinstarry is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK, near to Dullatur, Kilsyth 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

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Settlements in North Lanarkshire
Principal towns (over 10,000)	Airdrie Bellshill Coatbridge Cumbernauld Kilsyth Motherwell Wishaw
Small towns, villages, and hamlets	Allanton Auchinloch Annathill Banton Bargeddie Birkenshaw Bogside Bonkle Cardowan Calderbank Caldercruix Carfin Carnbroe Castlecary Chapelhall Chryston Cleland Croy Dullatur Forrestfield Garrion Bridge Garnkirk Gartcosh Glenboig Glenmavis Greengairs Harthill Holytown Kelvinhead Longriggend Millerston Mollinsburn Moodiesburn Morningside Mossend Muirhead Newarthill Newhouse Newmains New Stevenston Overtown Plains Queenzieburn Ravenscraig Riggend Salsburgh Shotts Stand Stepps Tannochside Viewpark
Places of interest	Airdrie Public Observatory Bedlay Castle Carfin Grotto Clyde Valley Colzium Dalzell House Dalziel Park Drumpellier Duncarron Greenlink Cycle Path M&D's Newhouse Research Site North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility Summerlee, Museum of Scottish Industrial Life Strathclyde Country Park