Sheildhall Tunnel (M77)

M7, S of Tanna Drive, City of Glasgow (Renfrewshire).

NGR:	NS 54975 63054
WGS84:	55.83884, -4.31743
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	Not recorded
Geology:	Not recorded
Tags:	Tunnel, ManMade
Registry:	second

Approximate position of waste water tunnel below Paisley Canal Railway (previously the Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal). [Dounis & Barton]

Alternative Names: Knightswood Gas Coal

Notes: Plan of line of Sheildhall Tunnel also shows boreholes H-BH30, H-BH30a, and H-BH30b near the tunnel betweeen Mosspark Drive and the Paisley Canal Railway.

Also boreholes H-BH31, H-BH31a, H-BH31b and H-BH31c, south of the railway.

The railway sits above the northern edge of workings from the Lochinch Pit (Knightswood Gas Coal)

Hydrographic Feeds: Sheildhall Tunnel

Hydrographic Resurgences: Sheildhall Water Treatment Plant

Links and Resources:

Dounis, G. & Barton, G.D., 2015, Glasgow Shieldhall Tunnel - Design and Construction, 'Shallow tunnelling in an urban environment: geotechnical modelling and assessment of risk' XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering: Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development. Eds: Winter et al. Edinburgh. Link

This entry was last updated: 2026-04-23 13:51:46

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