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Aberdeenshire Canal, the Glossary

The Aberdeenshire Canal was a waterway in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, designed by John Rennie, which ran from the port of Aberdeen to Port Elphinstone, Inverurie.^[1]

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1805 establishments in Scotland
Canals in Scotland
Canals opened in 1805
Inverurie
Transport in Aberdeenshire

Aberdeen

Aberdeen (Aiberdeen,; Obar Dheathain; Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous Scottish city.

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Aberdeen Harbour

Aberdeen Harbour, rebranded as the Port of Aberdeen in 2022, is a sea port located in the city of Aberdeen on the east coast of Scotland.

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Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire (Aiberdeenshire; Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.

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Act of parliament

An act of parliament, as a form of primary legislation, is a text of law passed by the legislative body of a jurisdiction (often a parliament or council).

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Andrew Leith Hay

Sir Andrew Leith Hay of Rannes (17 February 1785 – 13 October 1862) was a Scottish soldier, Whig politician and writer on architecture.

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Canals of the United Kingdom

The canals of the United Kingdom are a major part of the network of inland waterways in the United Kingdom.

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David & Charles

David & Charles Ltd is an English publishing company.

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Granite

Granite is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.

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Great North of Scotland Railway

The Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) was one of the two smallest of the five major Scottish railway companies prior to the 1923 Grouping, operating in the north-east of the country.

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History of the British canal system

The canal network of the United Kingdom played a vital role in the Industrial Revolution.

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Huntly

Huntly (Srath Bhalgaidh or Hunndaidh) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie.

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Insch

Insch (An Innis or Innis Mo Bheathain.) is a village in the Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Inverness

Inverness (Innerness; from the Inbhir Nis, meaning "Mouth of the River Ness") is a city in the Scottish Highlands, having been granted city status in 2000.

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Inverurie

Inverurie (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Uraidh or Inbhir Uaraidh, 'mouth of the River Ury') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at the confluence of the rivers Ury and Don, about north-west of Aberdeen.

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John Rennie the Elder

John Rennie (7 June 1761 – 4 October 1821) was a Scottish civil engineer who designed many bridges, canals, docks and warehouses, and a pioneer in the use of structural cast-iron.

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Kintore, Aberdeenshire

Kintore (Ceann Tòrr) is a town and former royal burgh near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, now bypassed by the A96 road between Aberdeen and Inverness.

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Kittybrewster

Kittybrewster is an area within Aberdeen, Scotland, north of the city centre and roughly southwest of Old Aberdeen.

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List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801

This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1801.

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List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1809

This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1809.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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A mill race, millrace or millrun, mill lade (Scotland) or mill leat (Southwest England) is the current of water that turns a water wheel, or the channel (sluice) conducting water to or from a water wheel.

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Monymusk

Monymusk (Monadh Musga) is a planned village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Old Aberdeen

Old Aberdeen is part of Aberdeen in Scotland.

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Ordnance Survey

The Ordnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain.

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Penal transportation

Penal transportation was the relocation of convicted criminals, or other persons regarded as undesirable, to a distant place, often a colony, for a specified term; later, specifically established penal colonies became their destination.

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Penny (English coin)

The English penny (plural "pence"), originally a coin of pure silver, was introduced by King Offa of Mercia.

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River Don, Aberdeenshire

The River Don (Abhainn Dheathain) is a river in north-east Scotland.

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River Urie

The River Urie (or River Ury) (Uaraidh / Ùraidh) is a small river in northeastern Scotland situated in the Garioch area of Aberdeenshire.

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Robert Whitworth

Robert Whitworth (1734 – 30 March 1799) was an English land surveyor and engineer, who learnt his trade under John Smeaton and James Brindley, and went on to become one of the leading canal engineers of his generation.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Scottish Environment Protection Agency

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA; Buidheann Dìon Àrainneachd na h-Alba) is Scotland's environmental regulator and national flood forecasting, flood warning and strategic flood risk management authority.

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Sheerness

Sheerness is a port town and civil parish beside the mouth of the River Medway on the north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England.

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Shilling (British coin)

The British shilling, abbreviated "1s" or "1/-", was a unit of currency and a denomination of sterling coinage worth of one pound, or twelve pence.

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Strath

A strath is a large valley, typically a river valley that is wide and shallow (as opposed to a glen, which is typically narrower and deep).

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Thomas Telford

Thomas Telford (9 August 1757 – 2 September 1834) was a Scottish civil engineer.

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Transshipment

Transshipment, trans-shipment or transhipment is the shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination, then to another destination.

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Turnpike trust

Turnpike trusts were bodies set up by individual acts of Parliament, with powers to collect road tolls for maintaining the principal roads in Britain from the 17th but especially during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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