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Port Dundas is an area of Glasgow
Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
, Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, located to the north of the city centre. It lies to the north of Cowcaddens
Cowcaddens

Cowcaddens is an area of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located virtually in the city centre and is bordered by the areas of Garnethill to the south and Townhead to the east....
, and to the west of Sighthill
Sighthill, Glasgow

Sighthill is a district in the Scotland city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde. In the past Sighthill was included as part of Greater Springburn....
, with Hamiltonhill
Hamiltonhill

Hamiltonhill is a working class district in Possil in the Scotland city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde, next to the Forth and Clyde Canal....
 to the north-west. The area was developed in the 1790s as a canal basin, forming the terminus of a branch of the Forth and Clyde Canal
Forth and Clyde Canal

The Forth and Clyde Canal crosses Scotland, providing a route for sea-going vessels between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part of the Scottish Lowlands....
, and linking to the Monkland Canal
Monkland Canal

The Monkland Canal was a 12.25 mile canal which connected the coal mining areas of Monklands, Scotland to Glasgow in Scotland. It was opened in 1794, and included a steam-powered inclined plane at Blackhill....
. It became an industrial centre in the 19th century, with textile mills, chemical works, grain mills, distilleries, glassworks, iron foundries and engineering works all operating in the area.






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Port Dundas is an area of Glasgow
Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
, Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, located to the north of the city centre. It lies to the north of Cowcaddens
Cowcaddens

Cowcaddens is an area of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located virtually in the city centre and is bordered by the areas of Garnethill to the south and Townhead to the east....
, and to the west of Sighthill
Sighthill, Glasgow

Sighthill is a district in the Scotland city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde. In the past Sighthill was included as part of Greater Springburn....
, with Hamiltonhill
Hamiltonhill

Hamiltonhill is a working class district in Possil in the Scotland city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde, next to the Forth and Clyde Canal....
 to the north-west. The area was developed in the 1790s as a canal basin, forming the terminus of a branch of the Forth and Clyde Canal
Forth and Clyde Canal

The Forth and Clyde Canal crosses Scotland, providing a route for sea-going vessels between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part of the Scottish Lowlands....
, and linking to the Monkland Canal
Monkland Canal

The Monkland Canal was a 12.25 mile canal which connected the coal mining areas of Monklands, Scotland to Glasgow in Scotland. It was opened in 1794, and included a steam-powered inclined plane at Blackhill....
. It became an industrial centre in the 19th century, with textile mills, chemical works, grain mills, distilleries, glassworks, iron foundries and engineering works all operating in the area. In 1859, a brick chimney was built at Port Dundas for F. Townsend. At it was the tallest chimney
List of chimneys

A list of the tallest chimneys of the world....
 in the world at the time, with an outside diameter of at ground level.

Industry in the area declined through the 20th century. The Monkland Canal was closed in 1952, and the Forth and Clyde in 1963. The M8 motorway was constructed immediately to the south in the 1970s, obstructing parts of the canal basin. Early in the 21st century, the Forth and Clyde Canal was restored as a leisure attraction, and the canal and warehouses at Port Dundas were restored.