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The Kelpies are 30-metre-high (98 ft) horse-head sculptures depicting kelpies (shape-shifting water spirits), located between Falkirk and Grangemouth
The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in Scotland, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. The lift is named after the town it resides in of Falkirk in central Scotland.
The Kelpies are 30-metre-high horse-head sculptures depicting kelpies (shape-shifting water spirits), located in Grangemouth, near Falkirk, standing next to a new extension to the Forth and Clyde Canal, and near River Carron, in The Helix, a new parkland project built to connect 16 communities in the Falkirk Council Area, Scotland. The sculptures were designed by sculptor Andy Scott and were completed in October 2013. The sculptures form a gateway at the eastern entrance to the Forth and Clyde canal, and the new canal extension built as part of The Helix land transformation project. The Kelpies are a monument to horse-powered heritage across Scotland.
A quick dash to Falkirk whilst working nearby. Not the best time to visit as it didn't seem to get any darker than this, apart from when it rained which it did a lot.
McArthy and Watson (Edinburgh), 1900-02. 14th century gothic, finely detailed in red ashlar, excellent original glasswork. Tall 2-storey 4-window twin-gabled front, lower side section with piended roof and dormer head, good interior work at former entrance hall and staircase. Original pointed arched entrance with richly carved tympanum and art nouveaux detail; “let there be light” motto. Modern extension with new entrance 1991-92.
Competition assessed by George Washington Browne - 8 entrants in total. Cost: £4,500-£5,000. Carnegie donated £3,000 toward the cost.
I visited the Falkirk Wheel tonight for some sunset photos. It was bitterly cold but well worth the trip, this structure really is something else, and looks amazing once lit up.
The Falkirk Wheel is the world's first and only rotating boat lift, and provides a link between the Forth and Clyde Canal.
Kelpies are malevolent Scottish water spirits which can appear as humans or horses.
These Kelpies are adjacent to the Forth and Clyde canal and close to the magnificently engineered Falkirk Wheel.
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Opened in 2002, the Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift that enables vessels to travel between the Forth & Clyde Canal and the Union Canal. Before the opening of this 21st Century structure, there had not been a link since the 1930s when the flight of locks fell out of use and were dismantled.
The Wikipedia page clearly shows how the lift works and also includes a map from 1897 showing the locks. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Wheel
Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland
24th May 2016
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The Falkirk Wheel, a rotating boat lift in Scotland, which connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal.
The boat lift is named after the nearby town of Falkirk in central Scotland. It opened in 2002, reconnecting the two canals for the first time since the 1930s as part of the Millennium Link project.
The plan to regenerate central Scotland's canals and reconnect Glasgow with Edinburgh was led by British Waterways with support and funding from seven local authorities, the Scottish Enterprise Network, the European Regional Development Fund, and the Millennium Commission. Planners decided early on to create a dramatic 21st-century landmark structure to reconnect the canals, instead of simply recreating the historic lock flight.
The wheel raises boats by 24 metres (79 ft), but the Union Canal is still 11 metres (36 ft) higher than the aqueduct which meets the wheel. Boats must also pass through a pair of locks between the top of the wheel and the Union Canal. The Falkirk Wheel is the only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world, and one of two working boat lifts in the United Kingdom, the other being the Anderton boat lift.
From Wikipedia, an animation gif showing how the Falkirk Wheel ship lift works:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Falkrikwheelanimationmedi...
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The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in Scotland. It connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. Named after the nearby town of Falkirk in central Scotland, the lift opened in 2002. The two canals it serves were previously connected by a series of 11 locks, but by the 1930s these had fallen into disuse. The locks were filled in and the land built upon.
The plan to regenerate central Scotland's canals to reconnect Glasgow with Edinburgh was led by British Waterways with support and funding from seven local authorities, the Scottish Enterprise Network, the European Regional Development Fund, and the Millennium Commission. Planners decided early on to create a dramatic 21st-century landmark structure to reconnect the canals, instead of simply recreating the historic lock flight. Designs were submitted for a boat lift to link the canals; the Falkirk Wheel-design won. As with many Millennium Commission projects the site includes a visitors' centre containing a shop, café, and exhibition centre.
The difference in height of the two canals at the wheel is 24 metres (79 ft), roughly equivalent to the height of an eight-storey building. But the Union Canal is 11 m higher than the aqueduct which meets the wheel, and boats must pass through a pair of locks to descend from this canal onto the aqueduct at the top of the wheel. The aqueduct could not have been positioned higher due to conflicts with the historically important Antonine Wall.
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This weekend I took a short trip up to Scotland, setting off on a 6am train to Glasgow on the Saturday and returning home the following evening. During that time, I managed to get quite a lot done though, which included 8 or so hours walking around Glasgow, and 6 hours zipping around Falkirk.
It was in the latter location with Jim and Steve that I managed to get this shot of the wonderful mechanical beast that is the Falkirk Wheel, an awesome rotating boat lift contraption. You don’t get the real view of the lift itself in this shot, but I liked the angle of this futuristic looking canal from here.
I enjoyed visiting the Kelpies even more, but will save those images for another day.
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The entrance to the Falkirk Tunnel for the Union Canal at the village of Glen. It is 630 m long, very dark and damp.
This is a 5 shot HDR in Photomatix, tweaked a bit in Topaz Adjust and with a bit of (subtle) Fractalius.
Without Fratalius here: www.flickr.com/photos/42343095@N08/14688079069/in/photost...
Mono version: www.flickr.com/photos/42343095@N08/14697444439/in/photost...
Hot on the heels of the well received shot that I posted earlier of The Kelpies at Falkirk, here's another local landmark that's become iconic, the Falkirk Wheel.
I arrived at this place during daylight hours with Gavin Duncan, a local photographer who very kindly offered to show me around the place and well I loved it. Just look at the sheer size of the rotating boat lift (35m, 115ft). And those wonderful vibrant colours that radiate far and wide in every direction, well they just lured me in.
I wandered around a fair bit trying to find a composition that I felt would do the wheel justice for the was so many elements that I felt required
photographing. How to do it in one image was the challenge I set for myself and this is what I came up with and I am extremely happy with it.
What do you think?
Here's a video of the Falkirk Wheel in action if you have never seen or heard of it before. It's a modern day marvel of technology and industrial engineering.
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'Maude' again - but on a much better day! Here with the two ex Caledonian carriages at SRPS Falkirk Depot prior to taking an evening 'special' out, 16/5/80.
The 98 feet tall, 300 tonne Kelpies structures by Andy Scott in The Helix Park.
Completed in November 2013.
Falkirk’s Kelpies.
There are two Kelpies of Falkirk and their names are Duke and Baron and they were real working Clydesdale horses and they were the unpaid models for Andy Scott’s sculptures.
At a towering height of 30 metres and weighing in (minus saddle and harnessing) at a hefty 300 tonnes these horses are officially the largest horse sculptures on the planet.
But where exactly does the name kelpie originate?.
The answer is found deep in Scottish folklore which tells us that the kelpie presents itself as either a grey or white horse and its human victims are encouraged to ride on their back, but then the catch emerges the kelpie will take the rider and plunge into the depths of the water never to be seen again.
Like any legend there is always a mythical escape route and in this myth the power to escape is found in the magical powers contained in the bridle which enables the hapless rider to rely on the kelpie’s strength to transport the rider to safety.
The kelpie is also known to have the ability to haul extremely heavy loads which once again adds to the myth.
It has even been suggested in folk lore that the kelpie can transform into human form with hooves instead of hands and seaweed in his hair.
That’s to legend side of the Kelpie now the other side of the story.
The real kelpie’s are actually Clydesdale’s and are a Scottish breed of draught horse.
A large and powerful horse the Clydesdale was traditionally used in farming, road and canal haulage.
It past times these magnificent creatures would haul coal barges by walking alongside the canal of a tow path in the 18th century.
In later years this would change to where the freight not only consisted of coal but also general freight all of which was hauled by the Clydesdales.
To commemorate these amazing creatures Andy Scott was commissioned to create these two 30 metre high sculptures of the Kelpies which are located in Grangemouth close to an extension of Scotland’s oldest canal the Forth and Clyde Canal which was opened in 1790.
Today the Kelpie’s are a popular tourist attraction and have gained worldwide recognition.
Falkirk, Scotland.
Falkirk Wheel at sunset.
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Falkirk Wheel, Scotland, September 2006. Image made with a (Cosina) Voigtländer Bessa L camera with Voigtländer Skopar 25mm f/4 LTM lens using Fujichrome Sensia 200 slide film.
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the Falkirk Wheel is used to lift canal boats between the Forth & Clyde Canal and the Union Canal. Unfortunately it wasn't operating at the time of our visit.
I went to the Falkirk Wheel to get this shot a while back, but at the time it was closed fro maintenance. Anyway decided to go again yesterday on way back from Dunkeld.
The Falkirk Wheel, a rotating boat lift in Scotland, which connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal.
The boat lift is named after the nearby town of Falkirk in central Scotland. It opened in 2002, reconnecting the two canals for the first time since the 1930s as part of the Millennium Link project.
The plan to regenerate central Scotland's canals and reconnect Glasgow with Edinburgh was led by British Waterways with support and funding from seven local authorities, the Scottish Enterprise Network, the European Regional Development Fund, and the Millennium Commission. Planners decided early on to create a dramatic 21st-century landmark structure to reconnect the canals, instead of simply recreating the historic lock flight.
The wheel raises boats by 24 metres (79 ft), but the Union Canal is still 11 metres (36 ft) higher than the aqueduct which meets the wheel. Boats must also pass through a pair of locks between the top of the wheel and the Union Canal. The Falkirk Wheel is the only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world, and one of two working boat lifts in the United Kingdom, the other being the Anderton boat lift.
From Wikipedia, an animation gif showing how the Falkirk Wheel ship lift works:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Falkrikwheelanimationmedi...