On May 24, 2002, the Falkirk Wheel was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II as part of her Golden Jubilee celebrations.

Eric Wightman's life is intertwined with Scotland's canals. Growing up in Polmont, near Falkirk, the banks of the Union Canal were his childhood playground. In adulthood he saw the Union and the Forth ...

THE official opening of the Falkirk Wheel, the engineering showpiece linking the Forth and Clyde and Union canals, may be delayed after vandals damaged the (pounds) 17m structure. The vandals, using ...

A Scottish narrowboat journey becomes a ride through one of the world’s most unusual pieces of waterway engineering: the ...

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So what is Scotland's latest attraction that does not involve whiskey (or is it whisky), monsters, kilts or Sean Connery? Here's a hint. It's 115 feel high, carries water and uses a breakfast ...

A three-month long creative project in Camelon and the surrounding canal side communities will come to a close at the Falkirk Wheel this Friday. A virtual reality music video created by Camelon’s ...

A call is going out to artists to help bring to life a new art park that will run for four miles along the Forth & Clyde canal in Falkirk. Scotland’s National Outdoor Art Park will form part of the ...

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 unusual ...

A planned 58 acre mixed use development neighbouring the Falkirk Wheel will henceforth be known as ‘Portdownie’ following a rebranding exercise conducted by Whitespace. Development partners British ...

This isn’t a gadget—and it’s even a couple of years old—but we think you’ll forgive this weekend foray into “Oh, wow!” engineering. This bit of concrete and steel is the Falkirk Wheel, a boat lift ...

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 unusual ...