Avon Aqueduct

Avon Aqueduct
The Avon Aqueduct
Carries	Union Canal
Location	Linlithgow
OS grid reference	NS971764
Maintained by	British Waterways
Designer	Thomas Telford
Trough construction	Cast iron
Pier construction	Brick
Number of spans	Twelve
Total length	810 ft. (250 m)
Height	86 ft. (26 m)
Boats can pass?	No
Towpath(s)	Both
Coordinates	55°58′12″N 3°38′59″W

The Avon Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct on the Union Canal near Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. It is 810 feet (250 m) long and 86 feet (26 m) high; it is the longest and tallest aqueduct in Scotland, and the second longest in Britain (after the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Wales). It can be viewed from Muiravonside Country Park.

The aqueduct was built after a design by Thomas Telford, there are twelve arches, and the water is carried in a cast iron trough. There is a towpath along one side.

See also

• List of canal aqueducts in Great Britain
• River Avon
• Avon Gorge

Photo gallery

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  Aqueduct over the River Avon

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  Tripboat on Avon Aqueduct

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  The Aqueduct

External links

• Location of Avon Aqueduct
• River Avon Heritage Trail, by Falkirk Council
• RCAHMS: two images of Avon Aqueduct milestones
• GEOGRAPH image 10656 of Avon Aqueduct
• Scran image of Avon Aqueduct
• Aerial photo of Avon Aqueduct and Muiravonside country Park by James Gentles
• Jim Shead's website - Canal aqueducts