Avon Aqueduct
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The Avon Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Union Canal over the River Avon, near Linlithgow, Scotland.
Bridge across the River Avon
A boat on the aqueduct
The view from the towpath
Slateford Aqueduct
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The Slateford Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Union Canal over the Water of Leith at Slateford, Edinburgh, Scotland. Completed in 1822, it has eight arches and spans a length of 500
Avon Aqueduct
…Avon, near Linlithgow, Scotland. The aqueduct was built to a design by Hugh Baird, with advice from Thomas Telford, in tandem with the aqueducts at Slateford and Lin's Mill, with which it shares its design. Telford was not convinced that the stone arches were necessary in conjunction with the iron trough…
Bridge in 2014
The view from the towpath
A joint in the iron trough that makes the canal watertight