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 ...

There’s going to be a revolution at one Falkirk landmark this weekend – but don’t worry, it’s just the return of a popular ...

On May 24, 2002, the Falkirk Wheel was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II as part of her Golden Jubilee celebrations.

A new £50 note featuring the The Kelpies sculpture has been unveiled by the Bank of Scotland. The new note, which has changed in colour from the traditional gre ...

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 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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Plus, we reveal the top five water attractions set to open in the UK AN UNUSUAL water attraction in the UK has been likened to a theme park ride by visitors – and it’s the only one of its kind in the ...

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 ...