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Half a mile north of Glasson Junction is the small village of Galgate. The Marine Park on the offside provides a range of boating facilities and has a shop. The canal skirts around Galgate and after passing over the River Conder Aqueduct, enters rather flat country until it reaches brantbeck Bridge (No. 91) where it enters Burrow heights Cutting, more familiarly known as Deep Cutting. This was built through glacial deposits in order to avoid a long detour. The cutting is up to 10 metres deep and over 2 km long. The gateway to the southern end of the
cutting is majestic. Beyond brantbeck Bridge the canal quietly winds through woodland, the best area on the canal to see kingfishers. The northern end of Deep Cutting is marked by a view to Lancaster Castle. Bargees know this as 'Hangman's Corner' - apparently condemned prisoners being exercised here gave it that name.
Galgate village is dominated by the railway that passes through it on a tall embankment. A useful place to stop for provisions or refreshment. It also has a handy Fish and Chip shop. The Mill on the east of the town was the oldest silk mill in England and has now been converted to industrial units. From Galgate there is a good footpath, partly along the canal, to Glasson Dock 2 miles to the west.