Union Canal
The Union Canal, full name the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, is a canal in Scotland, running from Falkirk to Edinburgh, constructed to bring minerals, especially coal, to the capital.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in Scotland, running from Falkirk to Edinburgh
- Also known as: “Edinburgh & Glasgow Union Canal”, “Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal”, and “Union Canal, Scotland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Leith Links and Seafield Cemetery.
Leith Links
Park
Leith Links is the principal open space within Leith, the docks district of Edinburgh, Scotland. This public park is divided by a road into two main areas, a western section and an eastern section, both being largely flat expanses of grass bordered by mature trees.
Meadowbank Stadium
Sports venue
Photo: Savemeadowbank, Public domain.
Meadowbank Stadium is a multi-purpose sports facility located in the Meadowbank area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Built on the site of the earlier New Meadowbank and Old Meadowbank sports venues, it was originally built to host the 1970 Commonwealth Games.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seafield and Craigentinny.
Seafield
Neighborhood
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Seafield is a coastal strip situated on the Firth of Forth between Leith and Portobello in north-east Edinburgh, Scotland. The area is mainly commercial, and has little housing.
Craigentinny
Suburb
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Craigentinny is a suburb in the north-east of Edinburgh, Scotland, east of Restalrig and Lochend. Its name may be a corruption of the Gaelic Creag an t-Sionnaich, meaning "the fox's rock".
Restalrig
Suburb
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Restalrig is a small residential suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located east of the city centre, west of Craigentinny and to the east of Lochend, both of which it overlaps.
Union Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Union Canal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Union Canal”
- Chinese: “联合运河”
- Chinese: “聯合運河”
- Chinese: “聯盟運河”
- Dutch: “Union Canal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة الاتحاد”
- French: “canal d’union”
- French: “canal de l’union”
- French: “Canal de l’Union”
- French: “Canal de lUnion”
- French: “Union Canal”
- German: “Union Canal”
- Italian: “Union Canal”
- Japanese: “ユニオン運河”
- Portuguese: “Canal da União”
- Scots: “Union Canal”
- Scots: “Union Canaul”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Canàl an Aonaidh”
- Swedish: “Union Canal”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Piershill and Lochend.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Craigentinny Golf Course and Adelphi Hotel.
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