Union Canal at Millgate
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Union Canal at Millgate
Image: © Greg Fitchett Taken: 21 Jan 2018
The Union Canal cutting at Millgate Wood is close to the centre of Winchburgh village. The canal opened in 1822 and was built along the 240 ft. contour without locks which necessitated the construction of a tunnel, cuttings and aqueducts along the route between Edinburgh and Falkirk. The Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway chose to tunnel under Winchburgh village when the line was built 20 years later.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.958599
Longitude
-3.463125