Category: Union Canal Photos

Sunset behind the Falkirk Wheel before the illuminations are switched on – and showing the illuminations later.

Following the trip boat onto the upper level of the Falkirk Wheel.

Laughin” and “Greetin” refer to the laughing and crying faces on the keystones on each side of the bridge. On the west side …

Leamington Lift Bridge has been re-sited from its original location on the now abandoned final length of the Union Canal in Edinburgh. The bridge lift vertically for boats to pass underneath while …

The Union Canal finishes at Edinburgh Quay now, although it was originally …

Sitting alongside the towpath in Wester Hailes on the outskirts of Edinburgh is this large than life frog sculpture.

Alongside the towpath at Ratho is this lovely model canal.

The pink coloured “mountains” are the waste heaps for the shale which was mined nearby and from which …

The Almond Aqueduct is 130m (142 yards) long and carries the Union Canal 23m (75 feet) above the River Almond.

The man-made shale bing wasn’t there when Niddry Castle was built around 1500. Mary Queen of Scots …

The Linlithgow Canal Centre is run by volunteers with a tea room, museum, and boat trips.

Linlithgow Palace and Church

Approaching the northern end of Falkirk Tunnel which is 636m (696 yards) long.

The Barr Seagull is one of the boats for Seagull Trust Cruises which offers …

Approaching Rough Castle Tunnel from the upper level of the Falkirk Wheel. The tunnel is …

The photo is taken from the top of the Falkirk Wheel and shows …

Seen part way through a rotation, this is how the Falkirk Wheel appears from below.

Falkirk Junction, where the Union Canal diverges from the Forth & Clyde Canal, with the Falkirk Wheel in the background.