Linlithgow Embankment Study

We need to conduct an additional ground investigation ahead of the works scheduled for Summer 2018.

Scottish Canals’ engineering team temporarily reduced the water level of a stretch of the Union Canal at Linlithgow between the 9th of January and 16th February 2017.

We held drop-in sessions in January and February - and more than 700 people popped along to hear more about the project and the Union Canal!

Check out our images and videos below to find out more about the project.

APEM were commissioned to capture the fish from the dewatered reach of the canal and relocate them to reaches unaffected by the work, whilst collating the details of the catch for subsequent analysis of the condition of the stock. Whilst the canal was dewatered APEM also undertook a series of surveys for zebra mussels, freshwater sponges and crayfish using a team of licensed specialists.