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Photographs of the Union Canal through Falkirk

Signpost on the Union Canal at Falkirk

Signpost on the Union Canal at Falkirk 

Falkirk is at the junction

 of the Forth and Clyde Canal

and the 
Union Canal

The canals join at the
Falkirk Wheel



Boat uplifted to the Union Canal by the Falkirk Wheel

Boat uplifted to

 the Union Canal

 by the Falkirk Wheel



Roughcastle Tunnel for Union Canal at Falkirk

 Roughcastle Tunnel

for Union Canal

at Falkirk







Roughcastle Tunnel for Union Canal at Falkirk

 Roughcastle Tunnel

for Union Canal

at Falkirk





Roughcastle Tunnel for Union Canal at Falkirk

 Roughcastle Tunnel

for Union Canal

at Falkirk





Roughcastle Tunnel for Union Canal at Falkirk

 Roughcastle Tunnel

for Union Canal

at Falkirk






Roughcastle Tunnel for Union Canal at Falkirk

 Roughcastle Tunnel

for Union Canal

at Falkirk





Exit from Roughcastle Tunnel  on Union Canal near the Falkirk Wheel

Exit from Roughcastle Tunnel 

on the Union Canal

near the Falkirk Wheel




Lock 1 on the Union Canal near the Falkirk Wheel

Lock 1

on the Union Canal

near the Falkirk Wheel



Lock 1 on the Union Canal near the Falkirk Wheel

Lock 1

on the Union Canal

near the Falkirk Wheel






Map of the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals from Glasgow to Edinburgh

Map of the Forth & Clyde

and Union Canals

from Glasgow to Edinburgh





Bridge over the Union Canal at Linlithgow

Union Canal at Falkirk





Falkirk Tunnel for Union Canal between Falkirk and Linlithgow

Falkirk Tunnel for the Union Canal

The Falkirk Tunnel  was constructed
some 200 years ago

 and was originally used for transporting coal,
it carries the Union Canal beneath
 Prospect Hill in Falkirk
and connects Falkirk to Edinburgh.

The Falkirk Tunnel is 630 meters long,
18ft-wide, 19ft-high
and has a 5ft-wide towpath
.




Falkirk Tunnel for Union Canal between Falkirk and Linlithgow

Falkirk Tunnel for the Union Canal





Falkirk Tunnel for Union Canal between Falkirk and Linlithgow

Falkirk Tunnel for the Union Canal






Union Canal between Falkirk and Linlithgow

Union Canal

between Falkirk and Linlithgow





Glen Bridge over Union Canal between Falkirk and Linlithgow

Glen Bridge over Union Canal

between Falkirk and Linlithgow

The bridge carries the B803 road

over the Union Canal at Glen Village

 known as the " laughin', greetin' bridge "

the projecting keystones bear human masks

 - laughing on the E side and weeping on the W

 above each appears the date 1821




Glen Bridge over Union Canal between Falkirk and Linlithgow

Glen Bridge

over Union Canal

between Falkirk and Linlithgow





Glen Bridge over Union Canal between Falkirk and Linlithgow

Glen Bridge

over Union Canal

between Falkirk and Linlithgow






Glen Bridge over Union Canal between Falkirk and Linlithgow

Glen Bridge

over Union Canal

between Falkirk and Linlithgow





Glen Bridge over Union Canal between Falkirk and Linlithgow

Glen Bridge

over Union Canal

between Falkirk and Linlithgow






Wooden Spoon Seagull on Union Canal between Falkirk and Linlithgow

Wooden Spoon Seagull

on Union Canal

between Falkirk and Linlithgow





Wooden Spoon Seagull on Union Canal between Falkirk and Linlithgow

Wooden Spoon Seagull

on Union Canal

between Falkirk and Linlithgow





Wooden Spoon Seagull on Union Canal between Falkirk and Linlithgow

Wooden Spoon Seagull

on Union Canal

between Falkirk and Linlithgow





Bridge over the Union Canal between Falkirk and Linlithgow

Bridge over the Union Canal

between Falkirk and Linlithgow






Union Canal between Falkirk and Linlithgow

Bridge over the Union Canal

between Falkirk and Linlithgow






Union Canal between Falkirk and Linlithgow

Bridge over the Union Canal

between Falkirk and Linlithgow





Bridge over the Union Canal between Falkirk and Linlithgow

Bridge over the Union Canal

between Falkirk and Linlithgow






Union Canal

Signpost on path

from the Union Canal

towards Callendar Woods





Bridge over the Union Canal between Falkirk and Linlithgow

Bridge over the Union Canal

between Falkirk and Linlithgow





Bridge over the Union Canal between Falkirk and Linlithgow

Bridge over the Union Canal

between Falkirk and Linlithgow





Bridge over the Union Canal between Falkirk and Linlithgow

Bridge over the Union Canal

between Falkirk and Linlithgow





A801 Road Bridge over the Union Canal between Falkirk and Linlithgow

A801 Road Bridge

over the Union Canal

between Falkirk and Linlithgow





Map of Falkirk and Surroundings

Map of Falkirk and Surroundings

showing the Forth and Clyde Canal

and the Union Canal 

and their junction at the Falkirk Wheel




Cycle Route along Union Canal from Falkirk to Linlithgow




Map of the Union Canal from the Falkirk Wheel

Map of the Union Canal

from the Falkirk Wheel





Map of the Union Canal through Falkirk

Map of the Union Canal

through Falkirk



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