Early Days
The Union Canal was opened in 1822. This canal ran
from Port Hopetoun, near the centre of Edinburgh, to Falkirk where it
joined the Forth and Clyde Canal using a series of locks.
This link
between the canals was lost for many decades, but has now been
re-established through the creation of "The Falkirk Wheel" - a unique
revolving boat link, which transports boats (and the water they are
floating in) between the two canals. |