Aqueduct — An aqueduct is an artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another. The word is derived from the Latin aqua , water, and ducere ( to lead ). The word is also used for any bridge that carries water, similar to… … Wikipedia
Slateford — 1) SLATEFORD, a village, in the parish of Colinton, county of Edinburgh, 3 miles (S. W.) from Edinburgh; containing 221 inhabitants. This village is situated on the Water of Leith, nearly below the magnificent aqueduct of the Union canal over… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Navigable aqueduct — See also: List of canal aqueducts in Great Britain Narrowboat crossing the World Heritage Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Wales … Wikipedia
Longstone — is a suburb of Edinburgh in Scotland. It borders Saughton, Wester Hailes and Slateford.Longstone s most dramatic features are the Slateford Aqueduct (1822) carrying the Union Canal and the adjacent railway viaduct (1842). Underneath these runs… … Wikipedia
Forth to Firth Canal Pathway — Infobox Hiking trail Name=Forth to Firth Canal Pathway Photo=FofF13.jpg Caption=Along the canal pathway Location=Scotland Designation= Length=Convert|106|km|mi|0 Start/End Points=Bowling, west of Glasgow Lochrin, Edinburgh Use=Hiking, cycling… … Wikipedia
Hugh Baird (engineer) — Hugh Baird (10 September 1770 ndash; 24 September 1827) was a Scottish civil engineer, who designed and built the Union Canal. Born at Westerton near Glasgow, he was the son of Nicol Baird, surveyor to the Forth and Clyde Canal, and was the… … Wikipedia
Union Canal (Scotland) — The Union Canal is a 31.5 mile (50.7 km) contour canal in Scotland, from Lochrin Basin, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh to Falkirk, where it meets the Forth and Clyde Canal.It was originally known as the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, to celebrate… … Wikipedia
Water of Leith — This article is about the river in Scotland. For the river in Dunedin, New Zealand, see Water of Leith, New Zealand The Water of Leith is the main river flowing through Edinburgh, Scotland, to the port of Leith where it flows into the sea via the … Wikipedia
New College, Edinburgh — New College was opened in 1846 as a college of the Free Church of Scotland, later of the United Free Church of Scotland, and from the 1930s has been the home of the School of Divinity (formerly the Faculty of Divinity) of the University of… … Wikipedia
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