IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Ancaster Place, FALKIRK, FK1 5UR
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Ancaster Place, FK1 5UR by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (38 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Sandstone and Shale
One advantage of cuttings is that you get to see what the rock looks like! The two thick sandstone beds show cross-bedding, and they are fine and even-grained, suggesting deposition in gently flowing water. The lamininated layer in between may reflect an interlude of swifter flow. These rocks belong to the Carboniferous, about 300 million years ago, when what is now Scotland was at the Equator, and were formed in marginal coastal plains with lakes and swamps periodically inundated by the sea; or in estuaries, deltas, and shallow seas.
Image: © Anne Burgess
Taken: 26 Aug 2013
0.05 miles
2
High Bridge just to east of Entrance to Falkirk Tunnel Union Canal
On one side is a smiling face and the other a sad face said to represent an easy and a difficult section of the canal to build.
Image: © paul birrell
Taken: 10 Jun 2005
0.05 miles
3
Date and Carving on canal Bridge Union Canal
This is the sad face and date of construction on high bridge near entrance to Falkirk Tunnel
Image: © paul birrell
Taken: 10 Jun 2005
0.05 miles
5
Eastern portal, Falkirk Tunnel
The Glen Village side of the tunnel.
Image: © Richard Webb
Taken: 30 May 2014
0.06 miles
6
Entrance to Falkirk Tunnel
The south eastern end of Falkirk Tunnel, where the Union Canal disappears from view for about half a mile. It is now possible to follow the towpath through, giving the experience of walking through a man-made cave complete with watery drips, stalagmites and stalactites.
Image: © Chris Heaton
Taken: 9 Aug 2009
0.07 miles
7
Union Canal, exiting Falkirk Tunnel at Glen Village
Sailing yacht leaving the Falkirk Tunnel at Glen Village, looking towards Bridge 61
Image: © Renata Edge
Taken: 17 Aug 2008
0.07 miles
8
Eastern portal, Falkirk Tunnel
Glen Village side of the tunnel.
Image: © Richard Webb
Taken: 30 May 2014
0.07 miles
10
The Tunnel
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.
Image: © Anne Burgess
Taken: 26 Aug 2013
0.07 miles