Day trip

The Falkirk Wheel

West Lothian and Falkirk, Edinburgh

The Falkirk Wheel rotating boat lift beside the canal basin
Photo: Michel Curi / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

The rotating boat lift that joins the Forth and Clyde Canal to the Union Canal, run by Scottish Canals.

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Nearby

Antonine Wall at Rough Castle Day trip · 11 min walk The best-preserved fort on the Antonine Wall. The Kelpies Day trip · 5.8 km away The world's largest equine sculptures, the centrepiece of The Helix park, a 350-hectare park in Falkirk. Kinneil House Day trip · 12.9 km away A house whose site spans 2,000 years, from the Roman frontier to the Industrial Revolution. Torphichen Preceptory Day trip · 13.9 km away The tower and remains of the medieval headquarters of Scotland's Knights Hospitaller. Cambuskenneth Abbey Day trip · 14.4 km away The ruined abbey where King James III and Queen Margaret are buried, in view of Stirling Castle. Argyll's Lodging Day trip · 14.9 km away A 17th-century townhouse below Stirling Castle, described by Historic Environment Scotland as Scotland's most splendid and complete example.

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