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- 20 May 2024 19:37
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Yükseklik: 45 m
- İskoçya Falkirk 55.998685, -3.78470855°59’55” N 3°47’5” W
Gün 29
May 20 Falkirk
20 Mayıs, İskoçya ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We got away from St Andrews before 9 am. It was only a bit over an hour to Falkirk with a stop for coffee on the way. First stop was the Falkirk Wheel which we found with only one wrong turn so a good start to the day. We first saw the Falkirk Wheel on a TV programme Great Canal Journeys. The Falkirk Wheel was built where the Forth & Clyde Canal meets the Union Canal. Only problem is the Forth & Clyde Canal is 35 metres higher than the Union Canal. Based on one of Archimedes' principles they decided to build a giant rotating wheel to deliver boats from one canal to the other. Each side of the wheel has a giant tank with 250 tonnes of water in it. The secret according to Archimedes is that a boat will displace it's own weight in water. So if there are 4 boats on one side and and none on the other the weight of each side is still 250 tonnes. The electric motors used to complete a transfer from one canal to the other use the same amount of power as it takes to boil the jug 8 times.
I am pleased to say that Archimedes knew his stuff and we completed a loop successfully with a lap up the Canal through the Roughcastle Tunnel and back. An amazing sight to see in action. After our boat trip we had a bite of lunch and a cuppa in the cafe at the Wheel. The original plan was to stay the night in the carpark and ride our bikes to see the Kelpies which are about 5 kilometres away along the canal towpath. However, given that we were still a bike down and Gaye was reluctant to sit on the handlebars of my bike we had to look at another plan. After a little research we discovered that motorhomes can also stay overnight in the carpark at the Kelpies so off we went.
The Kelpies is a monument celebrating the part that Clydesdale horses have played in Scotland. Particularly working on the canals. The statues are 100 feet tall and weigh 300 tonnes.
We got the compulsory photos of the Kelpies in daylight and at sunset and stood around in the cold waiting for it to get dark but it never did. The sky was so clear and the horizon stayed orange right up until 11 pm when we called it quits and returned to the motorhome. It was down to about 6 degrees by then.
I did get up and look out the window of the motorhome at 3 am and the horizon to the west behind the Kelpies was still orange and the sky to the east was already welcoming in the new day.Okumaya devam et
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Gezgin Summer in Yorkshire, UK 2022
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- 21 Eyl 2022 12:00
- ☁️ 63 °F
- Yükseklik: 157 ft
- İskoçya Falkirk 55.999196, -3.78437655°59’57” N 3°47’4” W
Gün 121
Famous Falkirk Attractions
21 Eylül 2022, İskoçya ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
Falkirk is a town in the Forth River Valley. It is home to two of Scotland's most visited attractions, The Falkirk Wheel and the Kelpies.

The Falkirk Wheel is the world's only rotating boat lift. It connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal, making coast-to-coast transit possible once again.

Previously, the canals were connected by a flight of 11 locks, which took most of a day to pass through. Due to disuse, were dismantled in 1933. Now the boat lift raises and lowers boats 115 feet in only 5 minutes!

Then we visited the Kelpies, the world's largest horse sculpture, unveiled in 2014. They are 100 feet tall mythical Scottish Water Spirits, and a monument to Scotland's horse-powered industrial heritage.Okumaya devam et
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Gezgin Of haggis and herrings
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- 19 Ağu 2017
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Yükseklik: 19 m
- İskoçya Falkirk 56.00584, -3.7834556°0’21” N 3°47’0” W
Gün 15
Heading north
19 Ağustos 2017, İskoçya ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Departing Glasgow in our zippy Fiat 500 we decided to head north east towards Stirling, en route to a cottage just out of Glenmoriston, where we'd spend the next 5 nights amongst the glens, lochs and munros of the Scottish Highlands.

First stop was the truly impressive Falkirk Wheel, an elegant rotating boat lift which gently swings boats between the Forth and Clyde canals, lifting boats to a height of 35m (equivalent to 11 traditional boat locks), all in just 15 minutes. Also impressive were 2m high metallic sculptures of horses heads, which we were soon to discover were mere models of the real things. We chanced upon "The Kelpies" , fantastic 30m high horse head sculptures, which overlook significant new developments in Scotland's all-important canal system. Horses have traditionally played a significant role in the region, drawing barges of coal, iron ore and goods from regional centres to key industrial cities such as Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Taking a considerable step back in time we then explored Rough Castle, where part of the Antonine Wall is highly visible amongst the vestiges of this Roman fort. Built around AD140, when Romans invaded Scotland (for the second time), the 60km long earth rampart wall and associated ditches and forts aimed to keep the locals out of what was considered Roman territory.

As usual we'd planned too much into our day and after a quick wander around the beautifully preserved town of Culross, we headed towards our cottage via the pretty Trossachs region and the utterly awe-inspiring Glencoe area. The cloud and drizzle that had characterised much of our time in Scotland was a perfect complement to the craggy peaks and tumbling waters. Settled into our cosy cottage we made a plan of attack for the next few days. So much to see and so little time!Okumaya devam et
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Gezgin The UK & Ireland experience
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- 10 Haz 2018
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Yükseklik: 15 m
- İskoçya Falkirk 56.005365, -3.77654656°0’19” N 3°46’36” W
Gün 49
Outlander locations day 49 Sun 10 Jun 20
10 Haziran 2018, İskoçya ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Breakfast at 8.30am at Redhurst Hotel Giffnock South Glasgow then off to buy cheap Morrison’s petrol. Could wash the bugs of the windscreen for once. Then drove to Falkirk and Callendar House. Displays of European Athlete Masters, people not much behind the current world record holders competing in their 80’ies and 90’ies. We then moved on to displays of the history of the site from the ancient long house meeting place for the regional Thane groups, through the the Saxons, Celts and Romans (Antoine wall built 20 years after Hadrian’s is just in front of the building). Once the Normans arrived the existing building started to take shape. The owner of the building was very powerful and as the keeper of child Scottish Kings controlled the country. At one point the owner of the house was a London water company and the Scottish Lord was supporting the Jacobite Cause till the British executed him after Culloden. The authentic Georgian kitchen with a staff of six serving a family of eight. This kitchen with large number of specialised spit roasting, bread baking, general baking, and various stovetops was used in Outlander as part of the home of the Duke of Sandringham, Bellhurst Manor. Next drove to the Kelpies sculpture in Falkirk for a photo then on to the Falkirk Wheel, a mechanism for raising and lowering barges connecting the Forth & Clyde Canal to the Union Canal. Drove on to Drummond Castle Gardens which were used to represent the park at Versailles France in series two of Outlander. Drove on to Deanston Distillery which provided the setting for Jamie’s cousin’s wine warehouse on the docks of Le Have in series two of Outlander. Yvonne had a whiskey tasting and purchased a bottle. Finally arrived at Invernente bed and breakfast in Callander Stirling Scotland. Dinner of soup and fish pie in a nearby hotel.Okumaya devam et
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Gezgin Gap Year 🗺️
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- 9 Ağu 2023
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Yükseklik: 34 m
- İskoçya Falkirk 56.000393, -3.79353956°0’1” N 3°47’37” W
Gün 177
MoHo pt2
9 Ağustos 2023, İskoçya ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Motorhome trip complete 🙌 Managed to escape the rain as well. Cool causeway across to Holy Island, saw the Angel of the North, headed into Scotland and saw the Kelpies, Stirling Castle, awesome sunset along the west coast in Dumfries, triangular castle before heading back into England through the Lake District. Great road trip with cousins, finished with some great weather and some wild swimmingOkumaya devam et
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