There's few wee gems in that "quote".

I'm sure I've read some of it before, but just from near the beginning. The latter part is new to me.

Wonder if BSRA was something that operated up here, or ig the bits were shipped down south?

Interesting - yes, but it still leaves the question as to how the boat yard gets its boats out now, unless the wier has been replaced with another opening one since the article was written.

I found it interesting too Captain B. I am quite familiar with quite a few of the boats mentioned... especially the Lucy Ashton. I hadn't known so many boats had been built in once-land-locked Rutherglen! To me the only thing for which Rutherglen was ever renowned, was the Rouken Glen Park (oops, it is in Rutherglen isn't it?... just rhetorical.).

If you want landlocked Dugald, what about the boatyard in Maryhill?

Live Search now has working links to share Bird's Eye views:-

http://maps.live.com/default.a.....hscl=1&encType=1

http://maps.live.com/default.a.....hscl=1&encType=1

So, now we need one for Maryhill

Rouken Glen is Renfrewshire - I ain't walking over there for a look!

Scary place Renfrewshire you certainly would not want to walk about there!

There are no remains of the Maryhill boatyard as far as I am aware appart from a canal basin.  There are pics somewhere on the web.