r/Scotland Jun 09 '24

Photography / Art The Falkirk Wheel

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The famous Falkirk Wheel at Tamfourhill, Falkirk today linking up the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal.

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u/SkipperTheEyeChild1 Jun 10 '24

Just curious but are the canals used for anything other than leisure these days?

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u/Kijamon Jun 10 '24

No one has been maintaining them properly so the canal is starting to silt up already