Stockingfield canal junction
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Stockingfield canal junction by Stephen Craven as part of the Geograph project.
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Stockingfield canal junction
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 25 Jun 2019
This is looking along the Forth & Clyde Canal in the direction of Edinburgh (eventually). In the middle distance is the remains of a set of safety gates, installed during World War 2 to allow sections of the canal to be isolated in the event of bomb damage.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.892799
Longitude
-4.285057