Slipway on the Union Canal
Introduction
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Slipway on the Union Canal
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 27 Jun 2019
The widening of the canal at this slipway is all that remains of the top of the flights of locks and basins that once joined this canal to the Forth and Clyde Canal in the valley below. Derelict for many decades, the link was eventually restored further west with the construction of the Falkirk Wheel. See also Image The line of the towpath alongside the long-gone locks is now a cycle rouet, a sign for which can be seen here.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.99366
Longitude
-3.813494