The Tunnel
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Tunnel by Anne Burgess as part of the Geograph project.
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The Tunnel
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 26 Aug 2013
Both canal and railway resort to tunnels to get through the ridge of rock south of Falkirk. This is the southern entrance to the tunnel, which is about 600 metres long. The people at the entrance were trying to photograph the light at the end of the tunnel, but if their efforts were anything like mine, they might as well have saved themselves the effort! The tunnel is supposed to be floodlit inside so people can see where they are going, but 'flood' is a bit overstated for the actual amount of light provided; 'drips' would fit the bill rather better.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.985459
Longitude
-3.790507