Hello! 👋🏻 Falkirk Wheel here - the world’s first and only rotating boat lift - a marvel of modern engineering & one of Scotland’s leading tourist attractions! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 It’s the wheel’s 21st birthday today 🎂🎉 and to celebrate we’ve joined #instagram! 🥳 #follow us to watch our birthday celebrations! Timelapse credit @scotdrone #falkirkwheel #engineering #vacation #scotland | The Falkirk Wheel

⚙️ The Falkirk Wheel – Engineering Brilliance in Motion 🌍 Opened in 2002, the Falkirk Wheel in Scotland is the world’s only rotating boat lift, connecting the Forth & Clyde Canal with the Union Canal across a 24-metre height difference. 🚢 Why It’s Remarkable: Revived Scotland’s historic canals through the Millennium Link Project. Works on the Archimedean principle, so perfectly balanced that a 22 kW motor (same as a kettle!) can rotate the wheel in just 5 minutes. A model of efficiency, sustai

22K views · 49 reactions | Explore the remarkable engineering marvel of the Falkirk Wheel in Scotland, a one-of-a-kind rotating boat lift that links the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. | Business Insider Africa | Facebook

Approaching the famous Falkirk Wheel yesterday as it completed a rotation. The Wheel links together the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals allowing quick transit for canal boat traffic. The world’s only rotating boat lift does the job in just 4 minutes that would take many hours via a traditional lock system to navigate the 35 meter elevation difference. #falkirk #visitfalkirk #scotland #visitscotland #canal | Scotdrone

Have you ever seen The Falkirk Wheel in action? 🔄 The world's only rotating boat lift soars boats 35 metres into the sky in a half rotation linking the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals. 🚤 ⚙ Come and see this marvel of engineering for yourself! ➡ https://bit.ly/43I57uk Visit Falkirk VisitScotland The Falkirk Wheel Scottish Canals #TheFalkirkWheel #FamilyDaysOut #VisitFalkirk #VisitScotland #Canals | The Falkirk Wheel