Falkirk Wheel

Falkirk Wheel is a lock gate in Falkirk, Scotland. Falkirk Wheel is situated nearby to the playground Water learning play area, as well as near the archaeological site Rough Castle Fort.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Falkirk Wheel and Rough Castle Fort.

Falkirk Wheel

Photo: SeanMack, CC BY 2.5.

The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in Tamfourhill, Falkirk, in central Scotland, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. It opened in 2002 as part of the Millennium Link project, reconnecting the two canals for the first time since the 1930s.

Rough Castle Fort

Archaeological site

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rough Castle Fort is a Roman fort on the Antonine Wall roughly 2 kilometres south east of Bonnybridge near Tamfourhill in the Falkirk council area, Scotland. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland. Rough Castle Fort is situated 2,900 feet west of Falkirk Wheel.

Watling Lodge

Archaeological site

Watling Lodge was a Roman fortlet on the Antonine Wall in Scotland. It was located near what is now Lock Sixteen on the Forth and Clyde Canal in Falkirk with neighbouring forts at Rough Castle to the west and Falkirk to the east. Watling Lodge is situated 3,500 feet east of Falkirk Wheel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tamfourhill and Camelon.

Tamfourhill

Suburb

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tamfourhill is a working-class residential suburb of Falkirk within the Falkirk, Scotland. It is located approximately 1.5 miles west of the city centre.

Camelon

Suburb

Photo: David Kitching, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Camelon is a village within the Falkirk council area, Scotland. The village is in the Forth Valley, 1 mile west of Falkirk, 1 mile south of Larbert and 3 miles east of Bonnybridge.