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 ...

In this episode on the Tekniq Channel, we will look at the hypnotic process and the seamless mechanism of how the Falkirk ...

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 ...

So what is Scotland's latest attraction that does not involve whiskey (or is it whisky), monsters, kilts or Sean Connery? Here's a hint. It's 115 feel high, carries water and uses a breakfast ...

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 ...

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It’s been 25 years since the completion of the Millenium Link Project which reconnected Scotland’s lowland canals.

A planned 58 acre mixed use development neighbouring the Falkirk Wheel will henceforth be known as ‘Portdownie’ following a rebranding exercise conducted by Whitespace. Development partners British ...

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A visually impaired veteran joined a group of seven others from across Scotland to take on the thrilling challenge of abseiling down the iconic Falkirk Wheel. Irvine’s Peter Ramsay, aged 56, was part ...