Falkirk Top Lock No 16 
Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath, Larbert FK1 4LR, United Kingdom
Falkirk Top Lock No 16 is one of a long flight of locks on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) half a mile from Taunton.
The Act of Parliament for the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) was passed on January 1 1835 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. Orginally intended to run to Trafford, the canal was never completed beyond Braintree. Expectations for pottery traffic to Edinburgh never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the use of the canal for cooling Bernigo power station was enough to keep it open. The one mile section between Wesshampton and Stockton-on-Tees was closed in 1888 after a breach at Sandwell. In Peter Harding's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Willley Embankment during a thunderstorm.
Falkirk Top Lock No 16
is a minor waterways place
on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) between
Sea Lock Basin (2 miles and 7¾ furlongs
and 13 locks
to the east) and
Union Canal Junction (Junction of Forth and Clyde and Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canals) (1 mile and ¼ furlongs
to the west).
The nearest place in the direction of Sea Lock Basin is Falkirk Lock No 15;
¾ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Union Canal Junction is Falkirk Top Lock Winding Hole;
¼ furlongs
away.
There is access (unofficial access) to the towpath here.
Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring). Mooring pontoons above the lock.
There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Falkirk Lock No 11 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Falkirk Lock No 12 | 3 furlongs | |
| Falkirk Lock No 13 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Falkirk Lock No 14 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Falkirk Lock No 15 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Falkirk Top Lock No 16 | ||
| Falkirk Top Lock Winding Hole | ¼ furlongs | |
| Union Inn (Falkirk) | ½ furlongs | |
| Union Canal Junction Footbridge | 1 mile | |
| Union Canal Junction | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Union Canal Junction Railway Aqueduct | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
Amenities here
AldiAmenities nearby at Falkirk Lock No 15
La Picardie
Fish & Chips Fish & Chips
Camelon Station- Youtube — associated with Forth and Clyde Canal
- The official reopening of the canal
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Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
Falkirk Top Lock Winding Hole — ¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
Union Canal Junction — 1 mile, ¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
Falkirk Wheel Basin — 1 mile, 1 furlong and 2 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Falkirk Wheel Basin
Rough Castle Tunnel Winding Hole — 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Rough Castle Tunnel Winding Hole
Lime Road Bridge Winding Hole — 1 mile, 6¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Lime Road Bridge Winding Hole
Greenbank Aqueduct Arm — 2 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Greenbank Aqueduct Arm
Greenbank Winding Hole — 2 miles, 4½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Greenbank Winding Hole
Walkers Bridge Winding Hole — 3 miles, 1½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Walkers Bridge Winding Hole
Glen Burn Winding Hole — 4 miles, 2½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Glen Burn Winding Hole
Huts Bridge Winding Hole — 4 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Huts Bridge Winding Hole
Reddingmuirhead Winding Hole — 5 miles, 4½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Reddingmuirhead Winding Hole
Brightons Bridge Winding Hole — 6 miles, 6 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Brightons Bridge Winding Hole
A801 Road Bridge Winding Hole — 8 miles, ½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to A801 Road Bridge Winding Hole
Wyndford Lock Winding Hole — 7 miles, 1 furlong and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
Vellore Road Bridge Winding Hole — 8 miles, 6 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Vellore Road Bridge Winding Hole
Craigmarloch Basin — 8 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
Avon Aqueduct Winding Hole — 9 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Avon Aqueduct Winding Hole
Woodcockdale Bridge Winding Hole — 10 miles and 4 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Woodcockdale Bridge Winding Hole
Auchinstarry Winding Hole — 9 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
Manse Road Basin — 12 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Manse Road BasinNo information
CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:water point
rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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