In this episode on the Tekniq Channel, we will look at the hypnotic process and the seamless mechanism of how the Falkirk Wheel in the townsite of Scotland connects two different canals like a bridge, ...

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 ...

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 ...

THE Falkirk Wheel- one of Scotland's most popular visitor attractions '“ is set for a mini revolution as a £1million programme to refurbish the world's only rotating boat lift gets underway. The ...

The Falkirk Wheel will remain open during the £1m revamp A £1m programme to revamp visitor attractions at the Falkirk Wheel has been announced. The wheel, which attracted over 600,000 people in 2015, ...

Starting point Union Inn, Lock 16, Forth and Clyde Canal OS grid reference NS 868 800 (Explorer map 349) Walk in a nutshell This is a feast of engineering feats: ancient, Victorian and modern. After a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...