A marvel of Scottish engineering, the Falkirk Wheel in central Scotland, completed in 2002, is known as the world’s first and only rotating boat lift. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The ...

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 ...

THE Falkirk Wheel- one of Scotland's most popular visitor attractions '“ is set for a mini revolution as a £1million programme to refurbish the world's only rotating boat lift gets underway. The ...

Growing up in Polmont, near Falkirk, the banks of the Union Canal were his childhood playground. In adulthood he saw the Union and the Forth and Clyde Canals deteriorate. Motorways and housing estates ...

The Falkirk Wheel will remain open during the £1m revamp A £1m programme to revamp visitor attractions at the Falkirk Wheel has been announced. The wheel, which attracted over 600,000 people in 2015, ...

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 ...

Plus, we reveal the top five water attractions set to open in the UK AN UNUSUAL water attraction in the UK has been likened to a theme park ride by visitors – and it’s the only one of its kind in the ...

The Falkirk Wheel and the Kelpies will feature on the new Bank of Scotland polymer £50 note, which will enter circulation in July. The landmarks are pictured on the reverse of the note, which has also ...

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 ...