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Visitor trip vessel 'Archimedes' and a narrow boat being lifted in a gondola at the Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk, Scotland. (2026.05.27)
The Falkirk Wheel boat lift connects the Forth & Clyde Canal with the (higher) Union Canal. There are two gondolas, which balance each other as they rotate up or down; each carries 200 tons, the combined weight of the water and any boats floating thereon.
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The Engineering of the Falkirk Wheel

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The Engineering of the Falkirk Wheel https://hackaday.com/2026/02/13/the-engineering-of-the-falkirk-wheel/
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The Engineering Of The Falkirk Wheel

We live in an age where engineering marvels are commonplace: airplanes crisscross the sky, skyscrapers grow like weeds, and spacecraft reach for the stars. But every so often, we see something unus…

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Shaun McDonald Oct 4, 2025

So windy today that the #FalkirkWheel was closed early such that the last tour was cancelled, and the last hire boat had to park at the bottom instead for the night.

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LordWoolamaloo Mar 17, 2025

Giant cogs on the rotating boat lift segment of the Falkirk Wheel https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/54393499371/in/photostream/

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LordWoolamaloo Mar 17, 2025

Falkirk Wheel in mid-rotation https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/54393865475/in/photostream/

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LordWoolamaloo Mar 17, 2025

The Falkirk Wheel and visitor centre (which always reminds me of a wedge of Gouda) https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/54393683814/in/dateposted/

#Scotland #Ecosse #photography #photographie #Falkirk #FalkirkWheel #Engineering #ForthAndClydeCanal #UnionCanal #BoatLift

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Andy Belsey Mar 6, 2025

A view across to the southern escarpment of the Ochil Hills, taken from the upper basin of the Falkirk Wheel. The wedge-shaped building in the foreground is the Visitor Centre.

The Falkirk Wheel is a mechanical boat lift that was built for the Millennium. It replaced a flight of 11 locks that originally joined the Union Canal to the Forth & Clyde Canal. It is a very impressive structure, and well worth a visit.

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Smartphone Photographer Feb 7, 2025

The Falkirk Wheel. Coolest boat lift in the world. #falkirkwheel #scotland #canal #boatlift #boat #falkirk

Undiscovered Scotland Dec 15, 2024

Engineering at its most magnificent. The unique and uniquely beautiful Falkirk Wheel rotary boat lift opened in 2002. It fulfils a role originally accomplished by a flight of 11 locks when the Union Canal opened in 1822. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/falkirk/falkirkwheel/index.html

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The Falkirk Wheel Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland

Information about and images of the Falkirk Wheel rotating boat lift on Undiscovered Scotland.