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2016
NS8580
: The top of the Falkirk Wheel
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8 years ago
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to
Camelon
, Falkirk, Scotland
The top of the Falkirk Wheel
The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift, it connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal, raising and lowering boats by 24 metres (79 ft).
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Date Taken
Thursday, 2 June, 2016 (
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Saturday, 4 June, 2016
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3:50.4902W
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