Falkirk Wheel Aqueduct
Falkirk Wheel Aqueduct is a aqueduct on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal between Falkirk Wheel Aqueduct (northern end) and Falkirk Wheel Aqueduct (southern end)
It is 126 yards long.
| Golden Jubilee Lock | 2¼ furlongs | |
Falkirk Wheel Basin  | 2½ furlongs | |
| Falkirk Wheel (lower level) | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Falkirk Wheel (upper level) | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Falkirk Wheel Aqueduct (northern end) | ||
| Falkirk Wheel Aqueduct (southern end) | ||
| Rough Castle Tunnel Winding Hole | a few yards | |
| Rough Castle Tunnel (northern entrance) | ¼ furlongs | |
| Rough Castle Tunnel (southern entrance) | 1 furlong | |
| Falkirk Locks Nos 1 and 2 | 2 furlongs | |
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[Falkirk Wheel]
Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in central Scotland, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. The lift is named after Falkirk
[Union Canal (Scotland)]
in 2001 and reconnected to the Forth and Clyde Canal in 2002 by the Falkirk Wheel. It is now in popular use for leisure purposes. The canal was conceived
[Forth and Clyde Canal Pathway]
many remain. The Almond Aqueduct is west of Ratho and takes the canal 23 m (75 ft) above the River Almond. The Falkirk Wheel allows water craft to move
[Forth and Clyde Canal]
Guide: Glasgow, The Forth and Clyde Canal – surveying the canal Falkirk Wheel The Falkirk Wheel – The Forth and Clyde Canal History of the Forth and Clyde
[Canals of the United Kingdom]
as the restoration of the Anderton Boat Lift, or the building of the Falkirk Wheel attracted development funding from the European Union and from the Millennium
[Civil engineering]
developed civil structures throughout their empire, including especially aqueducts, insulae, harbors, bridges, dams and roads. In the 18th century, the term
[Hugh Baird (engineer)]
at Falkirk (since replaced by the Falkirk Wheel), it was necessary to construct three substantial aqueducts; the Avon Aqueduct, the Almond Aqueduct and
[History of the British canal system]
raised by a series of locks. Examples include the Anderton Boat Lift, Falkirk Wheel and Combe Hay Caisson Lock. Inclined planes raise a canal boat up a
[List of canal tunnels in the United Kingdom]
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[Seven Wonders of the Waterways]
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Falkirk Wheel - WikipediaThe Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in central Scotland, connecting the Forth and Clyde ... The wheel raises boats by 24 metres (79 ft), but the Union Canal is still 11 metres (36 ft) higher than the aqueduct which meets the wheel. Boats must ...
Nov 27, 2011 ... The Falkirk Wheel is the only rotating boat lift in the world. ... is lifted from the canal basin beside the Forth and Clyde canal up to the aqueduct, ...
Oct 31, 2011 ... Aqueduct for the Union Canal leads to the upper portion of the Falkirk Wheel. MG Bennett & Associates, Rotherham, UK, known now as Bennett ...
Sep 28, 2015 ... http://tomscott.com - http://twitter.com/tomscott - The Falkirk Wheel sits between Edinburgh and Glasgow, in the southern parts of Scotland, and ...
As the Union Canal is 11m higher than the aqueduct at the top of the wheel, boats then go through 2 locks to reach the canal. The Falkirk Wheel is one of two ...
Jan 21, 2010 ... However the Union Canal is 11m higher than the aqueduct which meets the wheel, and boats must pass through a pair of locks to descend from ...
Feb 27, 2016 ... The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in Scotland, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. The lift, named after the nearby ...
Sep 16, 2019 ... As the Union Canal is 11m higher than the aqueduct at the top of the wheel, boats then go through 2 locks to reach the canal. How the Wheel was ...
Feb 18, 2014 ... Description. Night time long exposure photograph of the aqueduct leading to the Falkirk Wheel. The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift that ...