Union Canal, Lock, Landscape Monitoring Point

Following the launch of trove.scot in February 2025 we are now planning the retiral of some of our webservices. Canmore will be switched off on 24th June 2025. Information about the closure can be found on the HES website: Retiral of HES web services | Historic Environment Scotland

General View (21st Century), Lock (21st Century)

Site Name Union Canal, Lock, Landscape Monitoring Point

Classification General View (21st Century), Lock (21st Century)

Canmore ID 277285

Site Number NS87NE 173

NGR NS 8536 7960

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/277285

Digital Images

SC 1669533

Oblique aerial view of the Falkirk Wheel, the lock and the remains of the works, taken from the SSW.

View full details

RCAHMS Aerial Photography

31/10/2002

SC 1669808

Oblique aerial view centred on the lock, taken from the SW.

View full details

RCAHMS Aerial Photography

31/10/2002

SC 1669512

Oblique aerial view of the Falkirk Wheel, viaduct and lock, taken from the S.

View full details

RCAHMS Aerial Photography

5/2/2002

SC 1669513

Oblique aerial view of the Falkirk Wheel, viaduct and lock, taken from the SE.

View full details

RCAHMS Aerial Photography

5/2/2002

SC 1860668

Oblique aerial view of the canal and lock, taken from the SSE.

View full details

RCAHMS Aerial Photography

5/2/2002

SC 1669514

Oblique aerial view of the Falkirk Wheel, lock, and the remains of the Roman fort and Antonine Wall, taken from the E.

View full details

RCAHMS Aerial Photography

5/2/2002

SC 1669528

Oblique aerial view of the Falkirk Wheel, the lock and the remains of the works, taken from the NW.

View full details

RCAHMS Aerial Photography

31/10/2002

SC 1669509

Oblique aerial view of the Falkirk Wheel, viaduct and lock, taken from the WNW.

View full details

RCAHMS Aerial Photography

5/2/2002

SC 1669632

Oblique aerial view of the Falkirk Wheel, the lock and the remains of the works, taken from the S.

View full details

RCAHMS Aerial Photography

31/10/2002

SC 1669511

Oblique aerial view looking across the Falkirk Wheel and the lock towards Camelon, taken from the SW.

View full details

RCAHMS Aerial Photography

5/2/2002

SC 1669534

Oblique aerial view of the Falkirk Wheel, the lock and the remains of the works, taken from the S.

View full details

RCAHMS Aerial Photography

10/10/2002

SC 1669535

Oblique aerial view of the Falkirk Wheel, the lock and the remains of the works, taken from the SE.

View full details

RCAHMS Aerial Photography

10/10/2002

Collections

Administrative Areas

Council Falkirk
Parish Falkirk
Former Region Central
Former District Falkirk
Former County Stirlingshire

Activities

Project (24 July 2018)

Landscape Monitoring

A programme of landscape monitoring in conjunction with Scottish Natural Heritage and Historic Environment Scotland. The monitoring comprises air photography of selected points across Scotland. The aim of the monitoring is to produce a set of case study locations that will be used to complement the monitoring of Land-use change being carried out as part of the Historic Land-use Assessment.

Information from HES (Survey and Recording) (M Middleton) 2018

References

MyCanmore Image Contributions

Contribute an Image

MyCanmore Text Contributions

Contribute Text