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The River Cart is a
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of the
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,
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, which it joins from the west roughly midway between the towns of Erskine and
Renfrew Renfrew (; ; ) is a town west of Glasgow in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is the historic county town of Renfrewshire. Called the "Cradle of the Royal Stewarts" for its early link with Scotland's former royal house, Renfrew gaine ...
and opposite the town of
Clydebank Clydebank () is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, it borders the village of Old Kilpatrick (with Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Bowling and Milton, West Dunbartonshire, Milton beyond) to the w ...
. The River Cart itself is very short, being formed from the
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of the Black Cart Water (from the west) and the White Cart Water (from the south east) and is only long. The River Cart and its tributary the White Cart Water were navigable as far as the Seedhill Craigs at Paisley; and, as with the River Clyde, various improvements were made to this river navigation. In 1840 the Forth and Cart Canal was opened, linking the
Forth and Clyde Canal The Forth and Clyde Canal is a canal opened in 1790, crossing central Scotland; it provided a route for the seagoing vessels of the day between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part of the Scottish Lowlands. This allow ...
, at Whitecrook near
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, to the River Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Cart. The aim was to provide a direct link between Paisley, Port Dundas,
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, and the
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.Lindsay, Jean (1968). ''The Canals of Scotland''. Newton Abbott:
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Black Cart Water

The Black Cart Water originates at
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in
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,
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. From there, it flows northeast though
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Linwood and then under the M8 motorway at Blackstoun, where it is joined by the River Gryfe. The river then flows parallel with the main runway of
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; passing under the A8 at
Renfrew Renfrew (; ; ) is a town west of Glasgow in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is the historic county town of Renfrewshire. Called the "Cradle of the Royal Stewarts" for its early link with Scotland's former royal house, Renfrew gaine ...
by means of a stone bridge, where it joins the White Cart Water.


White Cart Water

The White Cart Water originates on the edge of
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, in the middle of
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Moor. It then flows northwards to the south of
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to Waterfoot, where the Earn Water joins the river, forming the boundary between
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and
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here before running through the centre of the village of Busby. It passes under a large railway viaduct before being joined by the Thorntonhall Burn and Kittoch Water, an important tributary and the main river from East Kilbride. After this the river again becomes a border as it runs around the eastern side of Clarkston and Netherlee. The river is surrounded by ancient woodland through Busby and there is a large SSSI for the even larger ancient woodland on the east bank past Clarkston and Netherlee. This ends roughly where it crosses the
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city boundary into Linn Park, heading downstream to
Cathcart Cathcart (; , )
 is an area of
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,
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and then Auldhouse where there is a confluence with the Auldhouse Burn, (made from the confluence of Capelrig Burn and Broom Burn in
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and travelling in two streams through Rouken Glen Park in
Giffnock Giffnock (; ; , ) is a town and the administrative centre of East Renfrewshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies east of Barrhead, east-southeast of Paisley and northwest of East Kilbride, at the southwest of the Greater G ...
and the town of Thornliebank). The river then starts cutting through
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, passing under the M77 motorway at
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towards Crookston and
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, where it is joined by the Levern Water from
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and Barrhead. From Crookston, the river passes the grounds of Leverndale Hospital and then crosses into
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and flows through the farmlands of Hawkhead, parallel with the Paisley Canal railway line. On entering the town of Paisley, the river falls over rapids called the Hammils and flows under two roads to emerge in the town centre at
Paisley Abbey Paisley Abbey is a parish church of the Church of Scotland on the east bank of the River Cart, White Cart Water in the centre of the town of Paisley, Renfrewshire, about west of Glasgow, in Scotland. Its origins date from the 12th century, base ...
. It then passes under Gauze Street, the ''Piazza Shopping Centre'' and
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where it emerges from the Abercorn Bridge, a wide, high
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ed red
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bridge at Old Sneddon Street. From there it runs, mostly hidden from view, towards
Glasgow Airport Glasgow Airport, also known as Glasgow International Airport () and formerly Abbotsinch Airport, is an international airport located in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, west of Glasgow city centre. In 2019 it handled 8.84 million passe ...
and
Renfrew Renfrew (; ; ) is a town west of Glasgow in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is the historic county town of Renfrewshire. Called the "Cradle of the Royal Stewarts" for its early link with Scotland's former royal house, Renfrew gaine ...
. In Paisley the White Cart is joined by tributary streams including the Lady Burn, the St Mirin Burn, the Sneddon Burn and the Espedair Burn. Just outside the burgh boundary, close to Glasgow Airport, the river meets with the Abbot's Burn. The
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Road (A8), between
Inchinnan Inchinnan (; ) is a small village in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The village is located on the main A8 road between Renfrew and Greenock, just south east of the town of Erskine. History The name of Inchinnan village is derived from the Gaelic ...
and Renfrew, passes over the White Cart Water by means of the
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. The White Cart Water then joins with the Black Cart Water, just downstream of the bridge, to become the River Cart.
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's poem ''The Gallant Weaver'' mentions the White Cart Water. A major flood alleviation scheme has been built by
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to protect vulnerable property on the south side of Glasgow. Designed by Halcrow the scheme was at the time the largest flood alleviation project undertaken in Scotland. The scheme built three dams, all in neighbouring East Renfrewshire. One is on the border with South Lanarkshire.


Medieval uses

Paisley Abbey Paisley Abbey is a parish church of the Church of Scotland on the east bank of the River Cart, White Cart Water in the centre of the town of Paisley, Renfrewshire, about west of Glasgow, in Scotland. Its origins date from the 12th century, base ...
has a
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drain, belonging to the
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, which was rediscovered in the 1990s; and excavated by
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.Malden, John (2000). ''The Monastery & Abbey of Paisley''. Paisley: Renfrewshire Local History Forum. The abbey/monastery drain linked with the White Cart Water both upstream and downstream of the abbey, near to where the Town Hall now stands. The White Cart Water provided both drinking water for the monastery and was used to flush away
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waste and the
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s.


River Cart Navigation improvement schemes

The River Cart and the White Cart are
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to Paisley; being blocked in the 1960s, at Sneddon Street, by the aqueduct under the Piazza Shopping Centre.


18th and 19th century improvements

The Paisley Beer Duties Act 1753 provided for "laying a duty of two pennies Scots, or one sixth part of a penny Sterling, on every Scots Pint of Ale and Beer which shall be brewed for sale, brought into, tapped or sold within the Town of Paisley and Liberties thereof, in the County of Renfrew, for improving the Navigation of the River Cart, and for other Purposes". A further act of Parliament, the ( 27 Geo. 3. c. 56), was obtained by the Cart Trust for the river's improvement in 1787, in response to pressure from Paisley's shipbuilders.Clark, Sylvia (1988). ''Paisley: A History''. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing This led to some improvements around Inchinnan. The first steamer serviceto Paisley, provided by the ''Prince of Orange'', started in July 1815.Osborne, Brian D., Quinn, Iain and Robertson, Donald (1996). ''Glasgow's River''. Glasgow: Lindsay Publications. . The original Swing Bridge, at Inchinnan, on the Turn Pike road, now the A8, was opened in 1838; the mechanism for swing bridge was made by Barr and McNab of the Abercorn Foundry, Paisley. A year earlier the,
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,
Paisley and Renfrew Railway The Paisley and Renfrew Railway was an early Scotland, Scottish railway company that constructed and operated a line between Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley and the River Clyde at Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Renfrew Wharf, enabling journeys between G ...
had opened between Paisley Hamilton Street and Renfrew Wharf. Awdry, Christopher (1990). ''Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies''. London: Guild Publishing The railway was intended to both enhance the capabilities of the River Cart navigation as well as competing against it for goods and passenger traffic. The Cart Trust later went
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. The Forth and Cart Canal, opened in 1840, together with the
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, was intended to provide a direct link between Paisley, Port Dundas,
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, and the
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, without the need to go down the River Clyde to
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and return along the Forth and Clyde Canal to almost the starting point. Its aim was to bring
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to Paisley. In January 1866 the Paisley and Renfrew Railway was temporarily closed. When it reopened as a
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railway it was linked to the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway at Arkleston Junction. As a result, Hamilton Street station closed. Paisley's harbour was extended and the re-opening in April 1891 was celebrated by a fleet of steamers sailing from Paisley to Rothesay.


20th century improvements

Further, unsuccessful, attempts were made to improve the River Cart at the start of the 20th century. In 1920, after the end of
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, attempts were made to buy out the bankrupt Cart Trust; but they resisted these attempts. Two Scherzer type
Bascule bridge A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- o ...
s were built across the river, one at Renfrew and one at Paisley. These are the only Scherzer type bridges in the West of Scotland. The original swing bridge at Renfrew was replaced in 1923 by a
bascule bridge A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- o ...
, which was made by Sir William Arrol & Company. It is still capable of opening, as the Doosan Babcock factory at Renfrew requires the capability to move large loads by river. The first American troops to disembark onto UK soil in the Second World War did so by ship at Carlile Quay in Paisley. Sir William Arrol and Co also made the
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lifting bridge across the White Cart Water at Carlile Quay (off New Sneddon Street) in 1911. The lifting apparatus was removed when navigation above this point ceased in 1942. The bridge was closed to traffic in 1997, the structure being deemed unsafe. It reopened in November 2021 following a major refurbishment, although the lifting mechanism was not restored. An Act of Parliament was obtained in 1938 by the
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, the Admiralty and the Ministry of Shipping. A
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was built at Laigh Park (Laighpark harbour) at which large cargo
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/
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s could load and unload; it was linked to the Paisley and Renfrew Railway. This was used extensively during
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. Carlile Quay being used for smaller boats. The navigation lights were also upgraded. The harbour fell into disuse in the 1960s and has been used as a scrapyard for many decades. Carlile Quay has been landscaped, refurbished and made more attractive to pedestrians. Apartment buildings and houses have been built on the vacant site adjacent to the quay.


21st century developments

As referenced above, the Carlile footbridge was reopened in November 2021. Around the same time, a new road bridge was being constructed further downstream between Wright Street in Renfrew and Arran Avenue at the
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long stay car park. Known as Barnwell Street bridge, it was officially opened in August 2022. Due to its low clearance, this static bridge limits upstream navigation to smaller craft only.


Sewage

All of Paisley's
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and industrial
effluent Effluent is wastewater from sewers or industrial outfalls that flows directly into surface waters, either untreated or after being treated at a facility. The term has slightly different meanings in certain contexts, and may contain various pol ...
had been discharged untreated into the River Cart via its tributaries: the St Mirin Burn, the Lady Burn, the Sneddon Burn, the Espedair Burn, etc. By 1870 this had led to many complaints about smells and
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s. "Intercepting sewers" were therefore built on either side of the St Mirin burn to intercept the sewage and discharge it directly into the White Cart Water. Whilst this helped clean up Paisley it did not clean up the River Cart. It led to complaints from
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 ) is a town in the
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and
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and calls by them for Paisley to provide a sewage treatment farm. Johnstone,
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,
Lochwinnoch Lochwinnoch (; , ) is a village in the council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Lying on the banks of Castle Semple Loch and the River Calder, Lochwinnoch is chiefly a residential dormitory v ...
and Glasgow already had sewage treatment farms. Glasgow's works had begun operations in 1894. Land at Laigh Park was bought for this purpose between the first and second World Wars although construction work did not start until 1949 with the works opening in 1952. The sewage works were linked to the intercepting sewers and took all of Paisley's sewage and industrial effluent for treatment.


Water power

Both the Black Cart Water and the White Cart Water provided power to drive mills. The best preserved on the White Cart is Dripps Mill in Waterfoot, which still has two functioning 19th century waterwheels.


See also

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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. They have a History of the British canal system, varied history, from use for irrigation and transport, through becoming the focus of the ...
*
History of the British canal system The canal network of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom played a vital role in the Industrial Revolution. The UK was the first country to develop a nationwide canal network which, at its peak, expanded to nearly i ...


References


External links


White Cart Walkway
(illustrated guide) - Section of walk from Cathcart to Netherlee

– South Glasgow Rivers ''Scotcities''
The White Cart River
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