Forth & Clyde Canal
After lying derelict for many years, the Forth & Clyde Canal once again strides the country from east to west.
Running from Glasgow and the Clyde to Grangemouth and the Forth, it was triumphantly reopened in 2001 as part of the £78m Millennium Link project - the largest canal restoration ever in Britain. Its 35 miles and 39 locks cross the Scottish Lowlands, passing the 115ft (35m) high Falkirk Wheel en route.
The world's first rotating boat lift, the Wheel was opened in May 2002 by the Queen. Situated in a natural amphitheatre outside Falkirk, the remarkable lift is a piece of working art and a monument to the future. The only structure of its kind in the world, the Wheel is the height of eight double decker buses and is capable of lifting loads equivalent to the weight of 100 African elephants!
Day visitors can experience the thrill of the Wheel from special trip-boats at the site, while the Visitor Centre provides the most sensational land vantage point from which to view the wheel in action.
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