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Tag: Falkirk·Wheel
Showing latest 50 of 67 images tagged with Falkirk Wheel tag.
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Aqueduct in silhouette
by Alan Murray-Rust for square NS8580 The aqueduct leading to the Falkirk Wheel.
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Falkirk Wheel - Caisson
by David Dixon for square NS8580 The caissons which carry the boats have watertight doors at each end which match... (more)
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Falkirk Wheel
by Gerald England geograph for square NS8580 Descending to the Forth and Clyde Canal.
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Canal Boat LiftX
top:CanalsX
Falkirk Wheel
canal:Forth and Clyde CanalX
type:GeographX
Rotating Boat LiftX
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Falkirk Wheel - Upper Aqueduct Door
by David Dixon for square NS8580 The caissons which carry the boats have watertight doors at each end which match... (more)
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Falkirk Wheel in Operation (3)
by David Dixon for square NS8580 The left hand caisson is nearing the lower docking pit. Each caisson is 6.5... (more)
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The Falkirk Wheel in Operation (2)
by David Dixon geograph for square NS8580 Nearing the end of the rotation. The two caissons (or gondolas) which lift the... (more)
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Falkirk Wheel
by Gerald England for square NS8580 A close look.
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Falkirk Wheel
by Gerald England for square NS8580 Detail of part of the structure.
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Falkirk Wheel
by Gerald England geograph for square NS8579 Aboard one of the trip boats.
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The Falkirk Wheel
by David Dixon geograph for square NS8580 A view of the Wheel from the lower basin (Forth and Clyde Canal end). The boat... (more)
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The Falkirk Wheel and Lower Basin
by David Dixon geograph for square NS8580 A view of the Wheel from the lower basin (Forth and Clyde Canal end). The boat... (more)
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21st CenturyX
Boat LiftX
Canal BasinX
Canal Boat LiftX
top:CanalsX
EngineeringX
Falkirk Wheel
canal:Forth and Clyde CanalX
type:GeographX
top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX
Millennium ProjectX
camera:Panasonic DC-G9X
Rotating Boat LiftX
Tourist AttractionX
Twentyfirst CenturyX
canal:Union CanalX
Visitor AttractionX
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Falkirk Wheel and Aqueduct
by David Dixon geograph for square NS8580 |
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Union Canal, Falkirk Wheel Aqueduct
by David Dixon geograph for square NS8579 Tags:
21st CenturyX
AqueductX
CanalX
top:CanalsX
Falkirk Wheel
type:GeographX
top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX
camera:Panasonic DC-G9X
Tourist AttractionX
Twentyfirst CenturyX
canal:Union CanalX
Visitor AttractionX
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Falkirk Wheel Aqueduct
by David Dixon geograph for square NS8580 |
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The Falkirk Wheel - Docked
by David Dixon geograph for square NS8580 |
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Falkirk Wheel in Operation (4) - Docking at the Aqueduct
by David Dixon for square NS8580 Almost at the end of the rotation. The upper caisson is lining up with the upper... (more)
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Falkirk Wheel - Lower Caisson
by David Dixon geograph for square NS8580 The left hand caisson in its lower docking pit. Each caisson is 6.5 metres (21... (more)
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The Falkirk Wheel in Operation (1)
by David Dixon geograph for square NS8580 Half-way through the rotation. The two caissons (or gondolas) which lift the... (more)
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The Falkirk Wheel and Aqueduct
by David Dixon geograph for square NS8580 |
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Looking back from the Wheel
by Gerald England geograph for square NS8580 The narrowboat Govan Seagull is waiting to be the next boat in the lift.
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The circle squared
by Alan Murray-Rust for square NS8580 A trip boat descends the Falkirk Wheel. This view shows the gear mechanism that... (more)
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Falkirk Wheel
by Ian Taylor for square NS8580 The upper part of the tower at the end of the aqueduct, seen from a boat in one... (more)
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Falkirk Wheel and aqueduct
by Alan Murray-Rust geograph for square NS8580 The curves of the wheel mechanism are echoed in the concrete supports for the aqueduct.
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Boat LiftX
Canal AqueductX
top:CanalsX
Falkirk Wheel
Forth and Clyde CanalX
bucket:TransportX
canal:Union CanalX
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Falkirk Wheel
by Ian Taylor geograph for square NS8580 The Union Canal aqueduct, seen from a boat in the raised caisson. Both the... (more)
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Mother and Child
by Alan Murray-Rust geograph for square NS8580 One of a series of granite sculptures by Ronald Rae in the grounds of the... (more)
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top:CanalsX
Car ParkX
Falkirk Wheel
material:GraniteX
top:Park and Public GardensX
sculptor:Ronald RaeX
SculptureX
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Elephant family
by Alan Murray-Rust geograph for square NS8580 One of a series of granite sculptures by Ronald Rae in the grounds of the Falkirk Wheel
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top:CanalsX
ElephantX
Falkirk Wheel
material:GraniteX
top:Park and Public GardensX
sculptor:Ronald RaeX
SculptureX
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The Falkirk Wheel from the exit lock
by Alan Murray-Rust geograph for square NS8580 The lower part appears from here to be submerged, but in fact sits in an open pit.
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Boat LiftX
Canal BasinX
top:CanalsX
Falkirk Wheel
Forth and Clyde CanalX
canal:LockX
top:LowlandsX
canal:Union CanalX
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Falkirk Wheel claw
by Alan Murray-Rust for square NS8580 The claw elements of the rotating structure appear to be included purely for... (more)
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Boat LiftX
top:CanalsX
bucket:CloseupX
Falkirk Wheel
Forth and Clyde CanalX
bucket:TransportX
canal:Union CanalX
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No Access to the Falkirk Wheel
by Alan Murray-Rust geograph for square NS8580 Unless you are travelling by boat, that is.
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Boat LiftX
Canal AqueductX
top:CanalsX
Falkirk Wheel
Forth and Clyde CanalX
NoticeX
canal:Union CanalX
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Picnic area at the Falkirk Wheel
by Rose and Trev Clough geograph for square NS8580 By the time of its tenth birthday in 2012, over 4.4 million people had visited... (more)
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The Falkirk Wheel, tour boat going up
by Rose and Trev Clough for square NS8580 Boats are carried up and down in two precisely balanced gondolas (or caissons)... (more)
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Like the Grand Old Duke of York, this boat is neither up nor down
by Alan Murray-Rust geograph for square NS8580 This boat is halfway through the ascending cycle, making one of the scheduled... (more)
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View from the top of the Falkirk Wheel
by Rose and Trev Clough geograph for square NS8580 As the tour boat drives up to this point, you just hope it's going to stop... (more)
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Water Park at the Falkirk Wheel
by M J Richardson geograph for square NS8580 A new and popular attraction at the Falkirk Wheel, giving young and old an... (more)
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top:CanalsX
top:Educational SitesX
Falkirk Wheel
Forth and Clyde CanalX
HydraulicsX
top:LowlandsX
top:Rivers, Streams, DrainageX
top:Sport, LeisureX
Visitor CentreX
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Approaching the Falkirk Wheel
by Josie Campbell geograph for square NS8580 What wonderful engineering.
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Falkirk Wheel
by Ian Capper geograph for square NS8580 A rotating boat lift opened in 2002 to connect the Forth and Clyde Canal and... (more)
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Falkirk Wheel
by Ian Capper geograph for square NS8580 A rotating boat lift opened in 2002 to connect the Forth and Clyde Canal and... (more)
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Falkirk Wheel
by Ian Capper geograph for square NS8580 A rotating boat lift opened in 2002 to connect the Forth and Clyde Canal and... (more)
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Falkirk Wheel
by Ian Capper geograph for square NS8580 A rotating boat lift opened in 2002 to connect the Forth and Clyde Canal and... (more)
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Falkirk Wheel
by Ian Capper geograph for square NS8580 A rotating boat lift opened in 2002 to connect the Forth and Clyde Canal and... (more)
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Looking east from the top of the Falkirk Wheel
by M J Richardson geograph for square NS8580 With the South car park below, bits of Falkirk in the middle distance and... (more)
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top:CanalsX
Car ParkX
top:Educational SitesX
Falkirk Wheel
top:IndustryX
top:LowlandsX
Millennium ProjectX
Oil RefineryX
top:Roads, Road TransportX
top:Sport, LeisureX
top:Suburb, Urban FringeX
top:Woodland, ForestX
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The Union Canal, Falkirk
by M J Richardson geograph for square NS8579 The western end, where it joins the Forth & Clyde Canal at the top end of... (more)
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top:CanalsX
top:Educational SitesX
Falkirk Wheel
Forth and Clyde CanalX
top:LowlandsX
top:Rivers, Streams, DrainageX
top:Sport, LeisureX
TunnelX
Union CanalX
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The Falkirk Wheel and Visitor Centre
by M J Richardson geograph for square NS8580 From the lock that connects the pound, from which the wheel is entered, with the... (more)
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The Falkirk Wheel
by M J Richardson geograph for square NS8580 The view from the queue - a popular visitor attraction in Central Scotland [the... (more)
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top:CanalsX
top:Educational SitesX
Falkirk Wheel
Forth and Clyde CanalX
top:LowlandsX
Millennium ProjectX
top:Rivers, Streams, DrainageX
top:Sport, LeisureX
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The Forth & Clyde Canal at Carmuirs
by M J Richardson geograph for square NS8480 Looking west from just west of the Falkirk Wheel - person density decreases... (more)
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Canal TowpathX
top:CanalsX
Falkirk Wheel
Forth and Clyde CanalX
top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX
top:LowlandsX
top:PathsX
top:Rivers, Streams, DrainageX
top:Sport, LeisureX
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The Falkirk Wheel
by Ian S geograph for square NS8580 |
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Falkirk Wheel
by Mick Garratt geograph for square NS8580 Tags:
top:CanalsX
Falkirk Wheel
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Falkirk Wheel and visitor centre
by Chris Allen geograph for square NS8580 Looking along the aqueduct at the upper level towards the world's only... (more)
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Approach aqueduct, Falkirk Wheel
by Richard Webb geograph for square NS8580 Tags:
AqueductX
top:CanalsX
Falkirk Wheel
type:GeographX
long distance path:John Muir WayX
canal:Union CanalX
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Descending boat, Falkirk Wheel
by Richard Webb geograph for square NS8580 |
