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Falkirk Tunnel is a canal tunnel on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal dug through Prospect Hill in Falkirk, Scotland. [1] Completed in 1822, the tunnel is 630 metres long. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was built because the owner of Callendar House had objected to the planned canal spoiling the view from their property.
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The Falkirk Wheel allows water craft to move between the Forth & Clyde and Union canals. It replaces the eleven locks that used to allow boats to traverse the 110 ft (34 m) height difference between the two canals. [14] The Falkirk Tunnel is the oldest and longest canal tunnel in Scotland. It is 631 metres long, 5.5 metres wide and 6 metres high.
The Forth and Clyde Canal was reopened as part of the Millennium Link project in 2001, and included the Falkirk Wheel, a 100-foot (30-metre) revolving boat lift that connects it to the Union Canal. By 2014, the Falkirk Wheel had become one of Scotland's most popular tourist attractions, second only to Edinburgh Castle among destinations that ...
The Kelpies. The Kelpies are a pair of monumental steel horse-heads between the Scottish towns of Falkirk and Grangemouth.They stand next to the M9 motorway and form the eastern gateway of the Forth and Clyde Canal, which meets the River Carron here.
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