The Clyde and Forth Canal and the Union Canal in central Scotland were major commercial arteries from the time of their construction in the late 1780’s up until the 1930’s, when economic competition ...

Below me, rebuilt Victorian machinery raises and lowers troughs of water big enough to hold two narrow boats and several smaller craft. What better way to explore the world of water while ingeniously ...

STEPPING aboard the world's first and only rotating boat lift was the end of a long adventure for the Scott family. A trip to the Falkirk Wheel was their first real taste of Scotland's visitor ...

You’re probably aware that normal elevators make use of counterweights, which reduce the amount of energy it takes to move people up and down skyscrapers with slightly frightening speed. But when it ...

A marvel of Scottish engineering, the Falkirk Wheel in central Scotland, completed in 2002, is known as the world’s first and only rotating boat lift. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The ...

AN UNUSUAL water attraction in the UK has been likened to a theme park ride by visitors – and it’s the only one of its kind in the world. The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift that carries barges ...

THE world's only rotating boat lift is to undergo a £1 million revamp. The Falkirk Wheel, which opened 13 years ago linking the Forth and Clyde Canal to the Union Canal, will be refurbished as part of ...

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Scotland's Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal since 2002. Photo / Supplied The Auckland SkyTower's lift has been named one of the world's ...

Will and Dan get a model of the world’s only rotating boat lift back up and running, and Dom collects a precious toy that saw its owner through pioneering pre-natal treatment. Show more Will and Dan ...

A WISHAW mum is turning daredevil – when she dangles off a rotating boat lift to raise money for a good cause. Tammy Cahill, of Stewarton Street, is hoping to raise money for the Meningitis Research ...