Falkirk wheel







Falkirk wheel

Falkirk wheel

Rotating boat lift connecting two canals

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Info: The Falkirk Wheel, named after the nearby town of Falkirk in central Scotland, is a rotating boat lift connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. The difference in the levels of the two canals at the wheel is 24 metres, roughly equivalent to the height of an eight storey building. The structure is located near the Rough Castle Fort and the closest village is Tamfourhill.
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Guest (644 days ago)

HaHa, Thts Scottish engineering, it is in the Town of Falkirk where i live :) Makes me proud to be Scottish ;)

Guest: Max (529 days ago)

Pretty cool.Pity they made it look like a meat grinder tho'

Guest: Uncle Sam (348 days ago)

We built the Hoover dam and still had plenty left to make the world's biggest war machine.
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Guest: Andy (525 days ago)

shure it's funny and eh..big but would it not had been more cost effective to build a stair and buy an xtra boat? (or a loong slide, hu-haa)
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forrester106forrester106 (616 days ago)

Falkirk Wheel - designed by RMJM architects. Incidently with offices in scotland and england (as well as rest of the world), so Wolfy's comment has my vote. The internet is a wonderful thing isn't it?

Guest (705 days ago)

Makes me proud to be English
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Guest: Wolfy (664 days ago)

Sorry, but how awesome is that? Go English/Scottish Engineering! =D

Guest: ALWCurlz (649 days ago)

Wow! That's a slow amusement park ride! Heheh!

Guest: Stumped (232 days ago)

Latest comment: "Thanks Nam, that's a relief! Have a look at Ballerina One and see if you can help me there.Thanks again. "

Guest: Another (294 days ago)

Stupid Americans.....

Guest: Stumped (294 days ago)

What is that music Ineed to know,please ?

Guest: Wholovesubaby (439 days ago)

It's amazing what a people can do if they don't spend most of their GNP on maintaining the world's biggest war machine. Make love not war!

Guest: Nam (233 days ago)

Music is from LOTR trilogy.