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Scottish canal Flotilla 200 planned for May

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The Falkirk Wheel, The world'd only rotating boat lift in Scotland, UK. It connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. Named after the nearby town of Falkirk in central Scotland, the lift opened in 2002. The two canals it serves were previously connected by a series of 11 locks, but by the 1930s these had fallen into disuse. The locks were filled in and the land built upon. ©peter Sandground

A major flotilla will take place 20-22 May 2022, encompassing the 31.5 miles of the Union Canal to celebrate the 200th anniversary of its opening. Connecting Edinburgh to Glasgow, via the Falkirk Wheel and the Forth & Clyde Canal, the Union Canal passes through some spectacular scenery. Flotilla 200 will commence from both ends of the […]