Geo-Trips :: Walking the Union Canal between Lin's Mill and Muirhead
Union Canal
A walk from Lin's Mill, Sun, 29 Sep 2013 by Anne Burgess
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This was a very short walk to fill in what would otherwise have been a gap in my coverage of the canal towpath.
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Bridge near Muirend
The bridge carries a farm track, which until the 1940s was a public road from... more
Weir by the Canal
This is part of the system for maintaining the correct level of water in the... more
Lin's Mill Aqueduct
The aqueduct is carried on one of the major viaducts in the Union Canal, the... more
Canal Basin
The canal widens here to provide space for mooring boats. There are also a car... more
Weir by the Canal
This is part of the system for maintaining the correct level of water in the... more
A Transport Contrast
A view from an older, slower mode of transport of an example of modern fast... more
Ripe Brambles
There was a profusion of brambles by the towpath. Unfortunately I had no... more
Knapweed and Moth
I think it's Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) but the flowers were very small and... more
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