Falkirk Wheel a rotating boat lift joining Forth and Clyde canal with the Union canal Scotland
The Falkirk Wheel, named after the nearby town of Falkirk in central Scotland, is a rotating boat lift connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. The difference in the levels of the two canals at the wheel is 24 metres, roughly equivalent to the height of an eight storey building.
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Photo credit: © Colin Palmer Photography / Alamy / Afripics
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