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	The Forth & Clyde Canal and Union Canal
		A ride on this magnificent structure, which is served by a new section of canal, two aqueducts, and a 476ft (145m) tunnel, is possible on a special trip boat departing from the Exhibition and Visitor Centre.
		Hireboats on the Forth and Clyde and Union Canals...
		Marine Cruisers base by the stunning Falkirk Wheel is ideally situated to cruise the fascinating Forth and Clyde and Union Canals and explore Edinburgh.
	www.canaljunction.com /canal/forth_clyde.htm (725 words)

	Forth and Clyde Canal - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Forth and Clyde Canal is a canal in Scotland.
		Between 1789 and 1803 the canal was used for trials of William Symington's steamboats, culminating in the Charlotte Dundas, the "first practical steamboat".
		The canal became dis-used in the late 19th Century, and most of the locks connecting the Forth and Clyde to the Union Canal were infilled.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Forth_and_Clyde_Canal (191 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Forth and Clyde Canal crosses Scotland, providing a route for sea-going vessels between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part of the Scottish Lowlands.
		The canal is 35 miles (56 km) long and its eastern end is connected to the River Forth by a short stretch of the River Carron near Grangemouth.
		Canal locks in the Falkirk area on the Union Canal near the connection to the Forth and Clyde canal had been filled in and built over in the 1930s.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Forth_and_Clyde_Canal (518 words)

	Forth and Clyde Canal - Kirkintilloch to Falkirk
		The Forth and Clyde Canal - Kirkintilloch to Falkirk
		The Forth and Clyde Canal Society have a boat, the Gypsy Princess, based at Auchinstarry, and she cruises west to Craigmarloch and Wyndford Lock.
		The canal builders sank a great bank into the marsh on the towpath side, but on the offside the canal is allowed to reach its own level.
	www.perryweb.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /canal/guide/fandc5.html (708 words)

	Canal History
		The Forth and Clyde Canal does not have the dressed stone bridges of the Union Canal, all its overbridges were of the wooden bascule design which opened to allow the tall masted sailing vessels through.
		The Forth and Clyde Canal enjoyed an active life, but by the end of the Second Word War there were faster ways to transport goods and this trade fell away but the day tripping and transits from one coast to the other continued, though to a lesser extent than before.
		However the Canal is currently being totally reopened to navigation as a result of the Millennium Link Project and in 2001 will be open again for navigation from Edinburgh to Falkirk and, by a giant wheel that will convey boats down to the Forth and Clyde Canal, through to Glasgow.
	www.seagulltrust.org.uk /html/canal_history.html (2732 words)

	History
		The canal was built from east to west, and the whole construction took 22 years, including a 7 year break in which no work was carried out due to lack of funds.
		The canal goes from the Forth at Grangemouth to Bowling on the Clyde, with a short branch to Port Dundas in Glasgow.
		The Forth and Clyde Canal Society was formed in 1980 to campaign for the canal's restoration.
	www.forthandclyde.org.uk /html/history.html (452 words)

	Forth and Clyde Canal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Forth and Clyde Canal crosses Scotland, providing a route for sea-going vessels between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part of the Scottish Lowlands.
		The canal is 35 miles (56 km) long and its eastern end is connected to the River Forth by a short stretch of the River Carron near Grangemouth.
		Canal locks in the Falkirk area on the Union Canal near the connection to the Forth and Clyde canal had been filled in and built over in the 1930s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Forth_and_Clyde_Canal (454 words)

	The rebirth of canal life - Evening Times (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He loved watching as the barges and puffers lazily snaked up and down the Forth and Clyde canals in the north of the city carrying their cargoes of wool, coals and furniture, hitching a ride if he was lucky enough to bribe a bargeman with an orange.
		Jimmy says the canals have always been full of real characters, men who worked their whole lives on the water and helped make Glasgow the Second City of the Empire.
		Back in the 1940s, with the canals already in the decline, he would be sent by his mother to wait at the canal-side for his grandfather, who worked on a horse-drawn barge, to give him his pieces.
	www.eveningtimes.co.uk /lo/features/7023058.html (835 words)

	Kilsyth Scotland Forth and Clyde Canal
		As the shortest (and easiest!) route across Scotland, the canal towpath provides an ideal weekend walking tour or cycling excursion, with a good choice of overnight accommodation at the midway point in Kilsyth for the traveller and many other local attractions to make a longer stay a worthwhile experience.
		The Forth and Clyde was the first canal built in Scotland, linking its two major waterways for trade and transport and providing an additional three-mile branch to Glasgow from Port Dundas.
		The first steamboat, the Charlotte Dundas, carried out trials in 1802 on the canal, and the Forth and Clyde was also one of the first canals to carry vehicles such as carts and railway wagons.
	www.paperclip.org.uk /kilsythweb/Tourism/kilsyth_scotland_forth_and_clyde.htm (0 words)

	Forth and Clyde Canal
		This is the Forth and Clyde Canal which, stretching 35 miles across Scotland was originally built as a ship canal to link the Firth of Forth at Grangemouth with the Firth of Clyde at Bowling.
		The canal was a profitable investment for its shareholders for many years and was a powerful stimulus to trade and manufacturing throughout central Scotland with many companies building their factories.
		The main use for the canal at the beginning of the 20th century was still the shipment of coal, stone, timber and manure although the fishing boats and other less usual cargoes were to be seen passing our village on their way to the various manufacturers which were set up by the canal side.
	www.kelvinweb.com /westerton/canal.htm (1400 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - The Forth And Clyde Canal
		The Forth and Clyde Canal stretches across central Scotland from Grangemouth on the River Forth, to Bowling on the River Clyde.
		The canal would follow route one but enter the Clyde at Dalmuir (8 miles west of Glasgow) and a branch line would be built from Stockingfield (in the northwest of Glasgow) to Hamiltonhill (a mile from Glasgow city centre).
		Ownership of the canal was transfered to the British Transport Commission in 1948 and in 1962 control of the canal was handed over to the British Waterways Board.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A621712 (899 words)

	THE FORTH & CLYDE CANAL
		canal a number of times before it closed 40 years ago, I was keen to renew acquaintance with this waterway.
		I had forgotten just how beautiful the canal is. Only a short section at each end is industrial, and it is here that most of the locks are concentrated, so you don’t have much time for scenery anyway.
		The canal is clean, and the grass along the towpath neatly cut.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /fyca/canal.htm (443 words)

	canals : British Waterways Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The canal was created to open up the west coast and improve access to the Western Isles, offering a safe transit route from Ardrishaig on Loch Fyne to Crinan, thus avoiding the often difficult sail around the Mull of Kintyre and cutting over 100 miles (160km) off the journey time.
		The Forth and Clyde is 56 miles (35 km) long from Grangemouth on the Firth of Forth to Bowling on the Firth of Clyde with the Glasgow branch another 35 miles (56 km).
		The canal is famous for the discovery of the Solitary Wave of Motion by John Scott Russell in 1834.
	www.scottishcanals.co.uk /scotland/scot_about_us/canals.html (1616 words)

	The Forth and Clyde Canal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The notion of a canal from the Forth to the Clyde was first suggested in 1723 by Alexander Gordon and then again by General Roy in 1755.
		Work on the canal lapsed till 1785 and Robert Whiteworth finally took the canal to Bowling in 1790; where it was formally opened by him and the chairman of the Canal Company, Archibald Speirs.
		When the canal was first opened it was deeper than the Clyde, and there was occasion when vessels with a large draft had to use it rather than the river to reach Glasgow.
	www.templum.freeserve.co.uk /history/canal.htm (394 words)

	Forth & Clyde & Union Canal Narrowboat Holidays (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Our base on the Forth and Clyde canal is at Auchinstarry, which was originally the ‘port’ where local coal was loaded for canal transport to Glasgow from the mining town of Kilsyth.
		The quarry’s steep walls now test the skills of climbers and the water basin is a great source of fresh water fish, testing the patience of anglers.
		Scotland's Forth and Clyde Canal and Union Canal were both officially closed on 1st January 1963.
	www.cygnusholidays.com /canal_routes.html (293 words)

	The Union Canal Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Although the canal was built without locks, a way needed to be found of linking the Union Canal with the Forth and Clyde Canal, a difference in height of 110ft where they met.
		Particular problems were caused when the M8 motorway cut the canal west of Ratho during its construction; while an entire stretch of canal was filled in during the development of the Wester Hailes housing scheme on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
		The answer was an extension to the Union Canal leading to the top of the magnificent Falkirk Wheel, which was opened by the Queen in May 2002, marking the completion of the Millennium Link.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /falkirk/unioncanal (848 words)

	(FORTH & CLYDE CANAL) SMEATON, John, The report of John Smeaton Engineer, and F.R.S. concerning the practicability and ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		(FORTH & CLYDE CANAL) SMEATON, John, The report of John Smeaton Engineer, and F.R.S. concerning the practicability and expence of joining the Rivers Forth and Clyde by a navigable canal, and thereby to join the East Sea and the West.
		The Forth & Clyde Canal, Smeaton’s largest project, was one of the largest civil engineering undertakings of the 18th century.
		In it, Smeaton proposes building a canal large enough to allow for the passage of sea-going ships via the valleys of the Carron, Bonny and Kelvin rivers with a tunnel, which, if built, would have been the first large-bore tunnel in the world after Malpas on the Canal du Midi.
	www.polybiblio.com /elton/5838.html (366 words)

	Edinburgh Bicycle: Kirkintilloch to the Campsie Hills (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Forth and Clyde Canal follows roughly the same route as the Antonine Wall; the reason for this being simply that it is the shortest distance between the east and west coasts of Scotland.
		Before the Forth and Clyde Canal was built, ships wishing to get from the west coast to the east would have had to sail round the top of Scotland: a distance in excess of 482.8 km and a very arduous and dangerous journey especially in rough weather.
		The canal passes under the B802 (the Kilsyth to Cumbernauld Road) at Auchinstarry, and is spanned by a non-opening bascule bridge.
	www.edinburghbicycle.com /routes/route_kirkintilloch.html (1456 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The canal, completed in 1790, stretched from Bowling on the Clyde to the new town of Grangemouth on the Forth, a distance of some 35 miles.
		There is also the Union Inn, built by the canal company to provide refreshment for travellers transferring between the Union and Forth and Clyde canals, which met at a large basin in front of the inn.
		This contour canal was begun in 1818 and ran from Edinburgh to Falkirk.
	www.falkirk.gov.uk /heritage_and_leisure/heritage/canals.htm (215 words)

	I've Finally Got My Own Website !!!: you might like, you might not...
		The Union Canal was built in the early 1800s, originally to transport coal into Edinburgh from the outlying villages in a bid to break the monopoly of the Edinburgh coal masters and Midlothian mine owners.
		The canal boomed for the first 20 years of its lifetime until the Edinburgh to Glasgow Railway was opened.
		This development soon revolutionised the transportation of goods, effectively ending the role of the canal as a transportation system until in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as the railways gradually took away their industrial traffic as well.
	www.freewebs.com /edinburgh1970/theunioncanal.htm (607 words)

	THE FORTH & CLYDE CANAL
		canal a number of times before it closed 40 years ago, I was keen to renew acquaintance with this waterway.
		I had forgotten just how beautiful the canal is. Only a short section at each end is industrial, and it is here that most of the locks are concentrated, so you don’t have much time for scenery anyway.
		The canal is clean, and the grass along the towpath neatly cut.
	forthyachts.tripod.com /canal.htm (443 words)

	Overview of Forth and Clyde Canal
		Stretching 35 miles (56 km) from the village of Bowling on the River Clyde in the west of Scotland to the large town of Grangemouth on the River Forth, the Forth and Clyde Canal was built during the later part of the 18th Century (begun on 10th June, 1768) and operated until 1st January, 1963.
		The canal was re-opened by HRH Charles, Prince of Wales, 2001 having been the subject of a major restoration as part of the Millennium Link project.
		The Forth and Clyde was the first canal built in Scotland, linking its two major waterways for trade and transport and providing an additional three-mile (5 km) branch to central Glasgow at Port Dundas.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/features/featurefirst131.html (0 words)

	Noonsite: Report On Forth Clyde Canal
		During a cruise from the Thames Estuary to the west of Scotland I was forced by adverse weather to transit the Forth Clyde canal.
		By contrast the Crinnan and Caledonian canals are a joy, as is the rest of the Scottish coast.
		The entry to the east end of the canal is tricky, but the canal people sent a dory to guide me under the bridges - there isn't a lot of air draught...
	www.noonsite.com /Members/doina/R2005-02-10-2 (284 words)

	Canals in Scotland - Scottish Waterways by VisitScotland
		Canals in Scotland - Scottish Waterways by VisitScotland
		Scotland has three main canals, the Caledonian Canal, the Crinan Canal and the Forth and Clyde canal.
		Crinan Canal Though only 14km in length, the Crinan Canal meanders through truly magnificent scenery which is rich in histroy, with many world class heritage sites, a designated wildife reserve and miles of forest walks and cycle ways.
	sail.visitscotland.com /activities/canals (233 words)

	Holidays on the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals of Scotland. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The canal was originally constructed to transport coal into Edinburgh, breaking the monopoly of the Edinburgh coalmasters and Midlothian mine owners.
		The canal is famous for the discovery of the Solitary Wave of Motion by John Scott Russell in 1834.
		The Forth and Clyde Canal is 56km (35 miles) long, from Grangemouth on the Firth of the Forth to Bowling on the Firth of Clyde.
	www.latelink.com /Scotland/clyde.htm (456 words)

	Forth&Clyde Canal Grand Opening report- fcccp.org.uk (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The weekend of 26th-28th May 2001 saw the Forth and Clyde Canal open once again to navigation for the first time in 40 years.
		The canal was officially re-opened at Maryhill Locks by Glasgow’s Lord Provost and councilor Robert Gray.
		The re-opening of the canal will give Glasgow citizens, the opportunity to participate even more on this unique piece of water and area of wildlife that runs through the heart of the city.
	www.fcccp.org.uk /articles_grand_opening.html (219 words)

	Firth of Clyde Forum
		Brian argued that there are opportunities for waterway freight transport in Scotland, linking the Firth of Clyde and Firth of Forth by the Forth and Clyde Canal for the movement of a range of goods, with examples given of construction materials and waste.
		A feasibility study showed that haulage of waste and resources by canal can be competitive with road and is particularly effective when the number of locks is low.
		With the ongoing regeneration of the Clyde, it is important to recognise the importance of mixed development to support this type of industry and to identify strategic sites for consolidating materials.
	www.clydeforum.org /conference/11.htm (864 words)

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