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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NT1070 : Bridge near Muirend by Anne Burgess
Bridge near Muirend
The bridge carries a farm track, which until the 1940s was a public road from... more

NT1070 : Weir by the Canal by Anne Burgess
Weir by the Canal
This is part of the system for maintaining the correct level of water in the... more

NT1070 : Lin's Mill Aqueduct by Anne Burgess
Lin's Mill Aqueduct
The aqueduct is carried on one of the major viaducts in the Union Canal, the... more

NT1070 : Canal Basin by Anne Burgess
Canal Basin
The canal widens here to provide space for mooring boats. There are also a car... more

NT1070 : Weir by the Canal by Anne Burgess
Weir by the Canal
This is part of the system for maintaining the correct level of water in the... more

NT1070 : A Transport Contrast by Anne Burgess
A Transport Contrast
A view from an older, slower mode of transport of an example of modern fast... more

NT1070 : Ripe Brambles by Anne Burgess
Ripe Brambles
There was a profusion of brambles by the towpath. Unfortunately I had no... more

NT1070 : Knapweed and Moth by Anne Burgess
Knapweed and Moth
I think it's Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) but the flowers were very small and... more

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