Roger (Grisly)'s photos with the keyword: Stirlingshire

A tourist boat on the Union Canal prepares to enter the final section before the Falkirk boat lift delivers it the 35m back down to sea level. A large view appreciated! ,,,,, HFF!

An orange canal boat full of passengers floating in a caisson is lifted 115 feet (ca. 35 m) before docking into the high level section of the Union Canal, For an idea of size see people outside the glass fronted visitor center. This is the Falkirk Wheel, a unique rotating boat lift which was built as a Millennium project and links the Union Canal with the Forth and Clyde Canal, Pips show progress through the lift,......... Large view recommended! A brief history for anyone interested. www.canaljunction.com/attraction/falkirk-wheel.htm

A high level bird and closer views of a Kelpie to follow on from yesterday's image from, Helix Park, Falkirk,,,,,, Large for detail! One Pip

Coffee and Cake with a view of the Kelpies, Helix Park, Falkirk, They are largest equine sculpture in the world. Unveiled in April 2014, these 30-metre high horse-head sculptures situated in Helix Park are a monument to Scotland’s horse-powered industrial heritage. HBM and a good week ahead

The 610 mtr Creag na h-Airghe forms the backdrop to a bend in the River Teith and a park area known as The Meadows at Callander, This small tourist town serves as the eastern gateway to the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. A fact that may be of interest to some, water from this river is used in the production of Deanston Distillery’s famous malt whisky ! Large view if you are able to please,,,,,,,,,,,, HBM and a great week !

An image shot in 16.9 so a large view would be appreciated. An alternative view of the Falkirk rotating boat lift, opened in 2002 and replacing a flight of 11 locks that once stepped the Union Canal down to the level of the Forth & Clyde, more than 100 feet below. That saved manually opening and closing 44 lock gates a short trip that took almost a day can now be done in just a few minutes. Boats are lifted 35 meters to the Union canal shown in this image. The futuristic wooden building on the right is visitor centre Wish you a nice Friday and a good weekend.

Lock Gates on the Forth and Clyde Canal at The Helix, Falkirk. The canal is 35 miles (56 km) long, and it runs from the River Carron at Grangemouth to the River Clyde at Bowling, This allowed navigation from Edinburgh on the east coast to the port of Glasgow on the west coast. Better viewed large I think ! Wish everyone a nice Friday and a peaceful weekend

The Bannock Burn is a stream which rises at about 1,300 feet on Touchadam Moor, in the Touch Hills to the south-west of Stirling in central Scotland. The Bannock flows eastward and enters the River Forth to the east of Stirling, close to the site of the Battle of Bannockburn, which was fought on 23–24 June 1314, between the army of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and the army of King Edward II of England, This is an area called North Third and the trees on the right are in Middle third Woods, The pip shows the burn prior to it entering the Woods HWW!

This is my take on the park which covers over 350 hectares and opened to the public in 2013 with the Kelpies (Horses) following in 2014, Standing at 30 metres tall, and weighing over 300 tonnes each, The Kelpies are the world’s largest equine sculptures, The waterway on the left is the Forth and Clyde canal which also featured in previous images from the Falkirk Wheel, This is a link to one of the series Happy Crew. Large for full details please and a wonderful Friday and a terrific weekend to all.

The boat in the main images has just been raised 24 metres (79 ft), on the Falkirk Wheel boat lift, A series of three pips show progress as One boat is lowered and One raised, in all three images the waterproof plate that keeps the tray full of water can be seen, Once the wheel has reached the top and has been locked in place the plate is lowered and water levels equalised, The fourth pip is a previously posted image with a longer view of the boat lift, Full information and facts of the wheel here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Wheel Strongly recommend a large view, Finally, a musical link, www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK62tfoCmuQ

Falkirk Wheel rotating boat lift and the high level waterway section (see pip) Note*****Re the pip***Having just come up 24 metres (79 ft), on the Falkirk Wheel boat lift this tourist boat has cruised the high level canal and is now heading towards the Roughcastle Tunnel, (centre distant) The boat in the note can be seen below the pip and at the top of the wheel if the image is enlarged Full information and facts of the wheel here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Wheel More images to follow!...... Wish you all a good weekend.

The 180-Metre Roughcastle Tunnel was built as part of the Millennium Link project to carry the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal beneath the World Heritage Site Antonine Wall which crosses the canal link. This was the first UK canal to be built for a 100 years and was built to replace the flight of locks that once joined the Union and Forth & Clyde Canals, Large perhaps, Wish you all a nice Friday and a good weekend