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- Category: Boating
- Replacement of Lock Gates at Fort Augustus and Kytra, Caledonian Canal
- Critical canal repairs to commence
- Christmas comes early for Leamington Lift Bridge
- Ardrishaig Harbour – Emergency Waiting Pontoon
- Embankment works – Linlithgow, Union Canal
- Additional funding for Scotland’s canals – vital repairs to go ahead
- Closure at Fort Augustus Locks
- Bridge restrictions & operational changes
- Temporary closure of Leamington Lift Bridge
- Notice to Mariners – Caledonian Canal
- Crinan Canal Restrictions
- Upcoming delays and closure Fort Augustus Locks
- Forth & Clyde Canal East closed to boat transits
- New locking system at Fort Augustus Lock Flight
- Crinan Canal – Delays at Lock 10
- Power Line Replacement Works – Caledonian Canal
- Muirtown Swing Bridge Restrictions – Thursday 2nd August
- Caledonian Canal Swing Bridges reopened to boat traffic
- Possible delays at Fort Augustus Lock Flight
- Draft restrictions on the Caledonian Canal
- Caledonian Canal Swing Bridges open to boat traffic
- Additional £1.625m funding to get Bonnybridge & Twechar operational for 2019
- Autonomous Vessel Trials on Loch Ness
- Caledonian Canal’s 200-year-old Ness Weir safeguarded for another century
- Swedish Visitors returning to Sail Scotland again in 2018
- Twechar and Bonnybridge Lift Bridges temporarily suspended to boat traffic
- Repairs underway on Ardrishaig Pier
- New hire boat partnership means plain sailing for holidaymakers on Lowland Canals
- Scottish Canals urges public to be #CanalCareful this winter
- High speed monster hunters sought for new Loch Ness business
- Caledonian Canal closed to boat traffic at Banavie
- Public invited to sail in the shadow of The Kelpies
- Repairs underway on Crinan Canal’s 200-year-old timber pier
- Work underway to safeguard Caledonian Canal’s 200-year-old Ness Weir
- Row, row, row your boat along The John Muir Way
- Muirtown Swing Bridge Restrictions – Thursday 3rd August
- Caledonian Canal reopened to boat traffic at Banavie
- Restricted Access – Falkirk Tunnel
- Caledonian Canal reopened to boat traffic at Banavie
- Essential maintenance, Crinan Canal Sea Lock
- Navigation closure at Falkirk Tunnel
- Canal Closure – Speaker Martins Lock
- Caledonian Canal – normal operations resumed at Banavie
- Caledonian Canal – reopened at Gairlochy Bridge
- Statement – Capercaillie Cruisers
- The Falkirk Wheel & Rotate
- Caledonian Canal – Restrictions lifted at Clachnaharry Sea Lock
- Forth and Clyde Canal: Closure at Maryhill Locks
- Scottish Canals publishes response to boating price consultation
- New research shows Scotland’s sailing sector set to benefit from £36.9 million
- Bonnybridge Lifting Bridge reopened to all traffic
- Scottish Canals opens boating price consultation
- Low water levels in the Forth & Clyde Canal
- A guide to using Scotland’s canals by boat, bike, boot and beyond launched
- Boaters Update – Forth & Clyde Canal remains open to navigation
- Kessock Bridge, Caledonian Canal – Reduction in Air Draft
- Crinan Canal – New Season Update
- Lowland Canals – New Season Update
- Forth and Clyde Canal: Closure at Maryhill Locks
- Falkirk Wheel Winter Maintenance: 11th Jan – 5th Feb
- Marine Scotland’s first national survey of coastal and marine recreation and tourism
- Caledonian Canal reopens after major breach
- New strategy to boost Scotland’s marine tourism launched
- Category: Blog
- Category: Volunteering
- Category: Paddling
- Replacement of Lock Gates at Fort Augustus and Kytra, Caledonian Canal
- Power Line Replacement Works – Caledonian Canal
- Cross-Atlantic ‘Battle of the Boat Lifts’ planned at The Falkirk Wheel
- Scottish Canals urges public to be #CanalCareful this winter
- Young woman to stand up paddleboard over 50 miles for charity
- Row, row, row your boat along The John Muir Way
- JBT Inverness Eights and Small Boats Heads and Scottish Students Heads
- A guide to using Scotland’s canals by boat, bike, boot and beyond launched
- Canal projects gallop to double awards glory
- Category: Walking & Running
- Replacement of Lock Gates at Fort Augustus and Kytra, Caledonian Canal
- Christmas comes early for Leamington Lift Bridge
- Towpath Diversion at Stockingfield Juntion
- New pathway unlocks Glasgow’s ‘secret’ nature reserve
- Scottish Canals urges public to be #CanalCareful this winter
- Public invited to take a journey of selfie discovery along the Forth & Clyde Canal
- Walk this way!
- Closure at Pinkston Bascule Bridge
- Towpath Closure – Glen Village and Falkirk Tunnel Reopened
- Towpath Closure – Ness Weir Refurbishment
- £880,000 investment for Crinan towpath upgrade
- A guide to using Scotland’s canals by boat, bike, boot and beyond launched
- Get Outdoors this August to celebrate Ramblers Scotland’s 50th birthday
- £4 million project steps up access to towpaths of Scotland’s canals
- £3 million investment steps up access to towpaths of Scotland’s canals
- £1 million investment steps up access to towpaths of Caledonian Canal
- Category: Fishing
- Category: Cycling
- Replacement of Lock Gates at Fort Augustus and Kytra, Caledonian Canal
- Christmas comes early for Leamington Lift Bridge
- Towpath Diversion at Stockingfield Juntion
- New pathway unlocks Glasgow’s ‘secret’ nature reserve
- Scottish Canals urges public to be #CanalCareful this winter
- Closure at Pinkston Bascule Bridge
- £235,000 cycle way investment connects Glasgow communities
- £880,000 investment for Crinan towpath upgrade
- A guide to using Scotland’s canals by boat, bike, boot and beyond launched
- £4 million project steps up access to towpaths of Scotland’s canals
- £3 million investment steps up access to towpaths of Scotland’s canals
- £1 million investment steps up access to towpaths of Caledonian Canal
- Category: Holidays
- Scottish Canals seeks business partner to create canalside getaways
- New hire boat partnership means plain sailing for holidaymakers on Lowland Canals
- Public invited to sail in the shadow of The Kelpies
- Natural Retreats to take over operations of Canalside Cottages from Scottish Canals
- Bowling Basin – FREE taster sessions this Easter!
- Revamped Caledonian Canal Centre reopens
- Tall-masted ships return to Glasgow’s canal
- Category: Regeneration
- Glasgow’s Smart Canal is a first for Europe
- Glasgow’s Canal set to welcome 600 new homes
- Living Waterways Award win for North Glasgow Claypits project
- New pathway unlocks Glasgow’s ‘secret’ nature reserve
- £972,000 to regenerate Falkirk
- Site clearance works get underway kick-starting Ardrishaig’s waterside regeneration
- Scottish Canals seeks business partner to create canalside getaways
- Plans to create Scotland’s ‘High Line’ take another step forward
- High speed monster hunters sought for new Loch Ness business
- Revamped Forth & Clyde Canal bridge could become Scotland’s ‘High Line’
- Canal partnership unlocks new opportunities for Glasgow students
- Refurbishment of Bowling Railway Bridge
- The National Theatre of Scotland launch Rockvilla
- Former Ardrishaig oil works transformed into industrial art gallery
- Re-think the link – Crinan Corridor Charrette
- Public invited to shape vision for regeneration of ‘Britain’s most beautiful shortcut’
- Site Investigations – various sites around Applecross, Firhill and Hamiltonhill
- Scottish Canals digs up £250,000 investment in dredging
- Works at Bowling Basin: August – December
- Scottish Scenic Routes – New Architecture / Landscape Architecture Competitions
- 2015 Highland Doors Open Days programme launched
- National Theatre to create permanent headquarters in Speirs Wharf
- Tall-masted ships return to Glasgow’s canal
- New strategy to boost Scotland’s marine tourism launched
- Regeneration of Bowling Basin awarded £780,000 Coastal Communities funding
- Category: The Falkirk Wheel
- Public invited to explore engineering secrets of world’s only rotating boat lift
- The world’s only rotating boat lift gets an MOT
- Santa takes a turn on The Falkirk Wheel
- Winter Works at The Falkirk Wheel
- Expect Disruptions – Severe Weather Warning: Friday 12 October
- Expect Disruptions – Severe Weather Warning: Wednesday 19 September
- Canal Theatre follows the yellow brick road to The Falkirk Wheel
- Cross-Atlantic ‘Battle of the Boat Lifts’ planned at The Falkirk Wheel
- Revolutionary activity providers wanted at The Falkirk Wheel
- The Falkirk Wheel chosen as one of the top 20 influential projects that shaped the world
- The world’s only rotating boat lift gets an MOT
- New hire boat partnership means plain sailing for holidaymakers on Lowland Canals
- Winter Works at The Falkirk Wheel
- Public invited to take a journey of selfie discovery along the Forth & Clyde Canal
- Neatebox launches ‘Welcome’
- Revolutionary party planned for Falkirk Wheel’s 15th birthday
- Virtually Scotland
- Falkirk Wheel Winter Works
- Kelpies, Falkirk Wheel and Caledonian Canal in man-made wonders top ten!
- World’s only rotating boat lift gets a Willy Wonka style makeover
- The Falkirk Wheel – Entry road re-surfacing
- Scottish Canals set to reinvent The Falkirk Wheel
- Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design
- Falkirk Wheel Winter Maintenance: 11th Jan – 5th Feb
- Quadruple Amputee Abseils Falkirk Wheel To Support STV Children’s Appeal
- Minister Steers Pupils Towards Engineering Career
- Scotland’s first canal college is a success!
- £430,000 Falkirk Wheel water play park opens with a splash
- The Falkirk Wheel enjoys its busiest ever year
- Category: The Kelpies
- Dennis and Gnasher visit The Kelpies
- The Kelpies to light up red for Poppyscotland
- Public invited to take a journey of selfie discovery along the Forth & Clyde Canal
- Public invited to sail in the shadow of The Kelpies
- Scotland’s newest canal named in honour of The Queen
- Queen Elizabeth II Canal to receive crowning glory
- The Kelpies get their first vet check
- Virtually Scotland
- Kelpies, Falkirk Wheel and Caledonian Canal in man-made wonders top ten!
- Kelpies maquettes stabled in Inverness for World Canals Conference
- The Kelpies maquettes gallop up Neptune’s Staircase
- Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design
- Canal projects gallop to double awards glory
- Kelpies and Helix Park vying for another top award
- The Kelpies reign over new canal at Royal Opening
- Royal Opening to give The Kelpies crowning glory
- The Kelpies welcome 15,000th boat passenger
- Category: News
- Christmas comes early for Leamington Lift Bridge
- Embankment works – Linlithgow, Union Canal
- Canal custodians safeguard historic Linlithgow waterway
- Additional funding for Scotland’s canals – vital repairs to go ahead
- Chance find sheds light on wartime Argyll
- Winter operations at Fort Augustus
- Winter Works at The Falkirk Wheel
- Glasgow’s Smart Canal is a first for Europe
- Monuments, myths and marvels – the Caledonian Canal
- Glasgow’s Canal set to welcome 600 new homes
- Bridge restrictions & operational changes
- Scottish Canals joins the Refill Revolution
- Living Waterways Award win for North Glasgow Claypits project
- Scottish Canals appoints new CEO to drive organisation forward
- Temporary closure of Leamington Lift Bridge
- Scottish Canals’ design history celebrated at V&A Dundee
- Public consultation on proposal of new Forth & Clyde Canal footbridge
- Canal custodians call on drivers to take their litter home
- Possible delays at Fort Augustus Lock Flight
- Move over, Outlander – Canal Theatre brings the story of the Caledonian Canal to life in Fort Augustus
- Registration now open for the Youth Urban Games
- Appointments to the Board of Scottish Canals
- Additional £1.625m funding to get Bonnybridge & Twechar operational for 2019
- Canal Theatre follows the yellow brick road to The Falkirk Wheel
- £1.5 million project set to transform gateway to Crinan Canal
- Caledonian Canal reopened to boat traffic at Fort Augustus Swing Bridge
- Tomnahurich Swing Bridge reopened to boat traffic
- Caledonian Canal reopened to boat traffic at Laggan Bridge
- Waiting pontoon at Corpach Sea Lock
- Planned maintenance at Ardrishaig Swing Bridge
- New pathway unlocks Glasgow’s ‘secret’ nature reserve
- Caledonian Canal’s 200-year-old Ness Weir safeguarded for another century
- Protecting the Forth & Clyde Canal’s species: wildlife-detectives wanted!
- Scottish Canals celebrates ‘pandtastic’ Earth Hour award
- Dennis and Gnasher visit The Kelpies
- North Glasgow – we need you!
- New board members sought for Scottish Canals
- Support our raffle in aid of the Nancy Glen crowdfunding campaign
- Twechar and Bonnybridge Lift Bridges temporarily suspended to boat traffic
- Repairs underway on Ardrishaig Pier
- Public invited to explore 250 years of canal history for first time
- New hire boat partnership means plain sailing for holidaymakers on Lowland Canals
- Scottish Canals urges public to be #CanalCareful this winter
- High speed monster hunters sought for new Loch Ness business
- The Kelpies to light up red for Poppyscotland
- Winter Works at The Falkirk Wheel
- Mooring Installation at Polwarth
- Tomnahurich Swing Bridge closed to boat traffic
- Dredging at Moy Bridge
- Dredging at Dochfour Burn, Caledonian Canal
- World Canals Conference sails off with best event award
- Caledonian Canal closed to boat traffic at Banavie
- Rebinding history
- Life begins at 40 with a 65-mile canal walk
- Young woman to stand up paddleboard over 50 miles for charity
- Revamped Forth & Clyde Canal bridge could become Scotland’s ‘High Line’
- Public invited to sail in the shadow of The Kelpies
- First stage of repairs complete on Crinan Canal timber pier
- Public invited to watch race in ‘oar’ at Bowling Harbour Festival
- Britain’s most beautiful shortcut bursts into bloom
- Work underway to safeguard Caledonian Canal’s 200-year-old Ness Weir
- Caledonian Canal reopened to boat traffic at Banavie
- Use of Drones on Scotland’s Canals
- Scotland’s newest canal named in honour of The Queen
- Restricted Access – Falkirk Tunnel
- Towpath works at Boroughmuir, Union Canal
- Queen Elizabeth II Canal to receive crowning glory
- Dragon tamers wanted for Glasgow Canal Festival
- Essential Maintenance, Bowling Bascule Bridge
- First-ever World Youth Urban Games skates into Glasgow
- Caledonian Canal reopened to boat traffic at Banavie
- Essential maintenance, Crinan Canal Sea Lock
- Burke and Hare invite you to tak’ a wee stroll on the Union Canal
- Polwarth Moorings
- The Kelpies get their first vet check
- Scotland’s first canal artist-in-residence invites public to go ‘gongoozling’
- Lost mining village “The Shangie” commemorated in new artwork at Lambhill Stables
- Public invited to get connected at The Falkirk Wheel
- Plans unveiled to create ‘Neptune’s Slide’ on Caledonian Canal
- The Falkirk Wheel & Rotate
- Scottish Canals receives ‘pandtastic’ Earth Hour award
- National Diversity Conference
- Virtually Scotland
- Towpath Closure – Cairnhill Weir, Monkland Canal
- Scottish Canals publishes response to boating price consultation
- Falkirk Wheel Winter Works
- The National Theatre of Scotland launch Rockvilla
- £235,000 cycle way investment connects Glasgow communities
- Scottish Canals becomes 700th Living Wage accredited employer
- New research shows Scotland’s sailing sector set to benefit from £36.9 million
- Views sought on new bill to ensure gender balance
- Plans for canal college® sail closer
- Plaques unveiled to honour engineering achievement of Kelvin Aqueduct
- Caledonian Canal reopened to road traffic at Laggan Bridge
- £880,000 investment for Crinan towpath upgrade
- Applecross Gateway works, Glasgow
- Kelpies, Falkirk Wheel and Caledonian Canal in man-made wonders top ten!
- Caledonian Canal reopened at Gairlochy
- Top Tips for Capturing #CanalMagic Photos
- Scotland’s 250-year-old waterways are full of #CanalMagic
- World Canals Conference comes to Scotland
- Kelpies maquettes stabled in Inverness for World Canals Conference
- World’s only rotating boat lift gets a Willy Wonka style makeover
- #CanalMagic Festival comes to Inverness ahead of World Canals Conference
- The Kelpies maquettes gallop up Neptune’s Staircase
- Former Ardrishaig oil works transformed into industrial art gallery
- Scottish Canals opens boating price consultation
- Closure at Bard Avenue Bridge on the Forth & Clyde Canal
- Blue-Green Algal Bloom between Craigmarloch and Kelvinhead
- Blue-Green Algal Bloom at Townhead Reservoir, Kilsyth
- Inaugural World Canals Awards opens for entries
- Speirs Lock Summer Party set to celebrate area’s creativity, culture and canal
- Scotland’s first canal artist-in-residence encourages public to go gongoozling
- Blue-Green Algal Bloom at Hillend Reservoir, Caldercruix
- Stay SAFE this summer!
- Towpath Upgrade – New Cycleway at Baird’s Brae, Glasgow
- Closure at Bowling Sea Lock
- Volunteers to unlock the potential of Scotland’s canals
- A guide to using Scotland’s canals by boat, bike, boot and beyond launched
- The Falkirk Wheel – Entry road re-surfacing
- Boaters Update – Forth & Clyde Canal remains open to navigation
- Public invited to view latest plans for regeneration of North Glasgow’s canal corridor
- Towpath Upgrade – Installation of LED Solar Lights
- Towpath Upgrade – Winchburgh to Greendykes Road Bridge
- Re-think the link – Crinan Corridor Charrette
- Public invited to shape vision for regeneration of ‘Britain’s most beautiful shortcut’
- Bowling Basin – FREE taster sessions this Easter!
- Manatee spotted in the Caledonian Canal
- Crinan Canal – New Season Update
- Lowland Canals – New Season Update
- Scottish Canals digs up £250,000 investment in dredging
- Earth Hour Award for The Falkirk Wheel and The Kelpies
- World’s only uphill swimming race returns to Glasgow
- Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design
- Falkirk Wheel Winter Maintenance: 11th Jan – 5th Feb
- Scottish Canals Launches 10-Year Environment Strategy
- Can you spot Lotto Scottish projects?
- Coal, Cottages and Canals, based at Lambhill Stables, wins Heritage Lottery Fund support
- Canal projects gallop to double awards glory
- Kelpies and Helix Park vying for another top award
- Falkirk Wheel Turns Green for Charity Anniversary Event
- Community event to uncover lost Forth & Clyde Canal foundry
- Scottish Canals Board meets gender target
- Giant comic strip sited around V&A Dundee
- Revamped Caledonian Canal Centre reopens
- Members Reappointed to the Board of Scottish Canals
- The Kelpies reign over new canal at Royal Opening
- Non-Executive Directors appointed to Board of Scottish Canals
- Royal Opening to give The Kelpies crowning glory
- The Kelpies welcome 15,000th boat passenger
- £4 million project steps up access to towpaths of Scotland’s canals
- Minister Steers Pupils Towards Engineering Career
- Scotland’s first canal college is a success!
- Caledonian Canal reopens after major breach
- £430,000 Falkirk Wheel water play park opens with a splash
- National Theatre to create permanent headquarters in Speirs Wharf
- New £4.5m aqueduct carries canal at Carmuirs
- Tall-masted ships return to Glasgow’s canal
- New strategy to boost Scotland’s marine tourism launched
- The Falkirk Wheel enjoys its busiest ever year
- Maryhill Schoolchildren Become ‘Citizen Scientists’ for the Day to Tackle Litter on the Forth & Clyde Canal
- £3 million investment steps up access to towpaths of Scotland’s canals
- £1 million investment steps up access to towpaths of Caledonian Canal
- Children and Community Volunteers Become ‘Citizen Scientists’ To Tackle Litter in Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire
- Regeneration of Bowling Basin awarded £780,000 Coastal Communities funding
- Category: Events
- Santa takes a turn on The Falkirk Wheel
- Canal Theatre follows the yellow brick road to The Falkirk Wheel
- Scotland’s first urban sports festival jumps into Glasgow
- Cross-Atlantic ‘Battle of the Boat Lifts’ planned at The Falkirk Wheel
- Bowling Springfest set to offer Easter fun for all the family
- North Glasgow – we need you!
- Public invited to sail in the shadow of The Kelpies
- Public invited to watch race in ‘oar’ at Bowling Harbour Festival
- Dragon tamers take to the water at first Glasgow Canal Festival
- Queen Elizabeth II Canal to receive crowning glory
- Burke and Hare invite you to tak’ a wee stroll on the Union Canal
- The National Theatre of Scotland presents…Submarine Time Machine
- Revolutionary party planned for Falkirk Wheel’s 15th birthday
- Scotland’s first canal artist-in-residence invites public to go ‘gongoozling’
- Lost mining village “The Shangie” commemorated in new artwork at Lambhill Stables
- Glasgow locks down return of world’s toughest open water adventure race
- Public invited to explore the depths of the Union Canal
- #CanalMagic Festival comes to Inverness ahead of World Canals Conference
- Inaugural World Canals Awards opens for entries
- Re-think the link – Crinan Corridor Charrette
- World’s only uphill swimming race returns to Glasgow
- Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design
- The Kelpies reign over new canal at Royal Opening
- Royal Opening to give The Kelpies crowning glory
- Category: Heritage
- Caledonian Canal’s 200-year-old Ness Weir safeguarded for another century
- Repairs underway on Ardrishaig Pier
- Public invited to explore 250 years of canal history for first time
- Plans to create Scotland’s ‘High Line’ take another step forward
- Young archivists gain valuable experience at Ballast Trust
- Revamped Forth & Clyde Canal bridge could become Scotland’s ‘High Line’
- Public invited to take a journey of selfie discovery along the Forth & Clyde Canal
- Work underway to safeguard Caledonian Canal’s 200-year-old Ness Weir
- Virtually Scotland
- Plaques unveiled to honour engineering achievement of Kelvin Aqueduct
- New exhibition celebrates Glasgow’s lost mining communities
- Coal, Cottages and Canals, based at Lambhill Stables, wins Heritage Lottery Fund support
- Plaques unveiled to honour engineering achievement of Crinan Canal
- 2015 Highland Doors Open Days programme launched
- Revamped Caledonian Canal Centre reopens
- Category: Environment & Wildlife
- New pathway unlocks Glasgow’s ‘secret’ nature reserve
- Caledonian Canal’s 200-year-old Ness Weir safeguarded for another century
- Protecting the Forth & Clyde Canal’s species: wildlife-detectives wanted!
- Scottish Canals celebrates ‘pandtastic’ Earth Hour award
- Scottish Canals urges public to be #CanalCareful this winter
- Britain’s most beautiful shortcut bursts into bloom
- Work underway to safeguard Caledonian Canal’s 200-year-old Ness Weir
- Scottish Canals receives ‘pandtastic’ Earth Hour award
- Blue-Green Algal Bloom between Craigmarloch and Kelvinhead
- Manatee spotted in the Caledonian Canal
- Earth Hour Award for The Falkirk Wheel and The Kelpies
- Scottish Canals Launches 10-Year Environment Strategy
- Maryhill Schoolchildren Become ‘Citizen Scientists’ for the Day to Tackle Litter on the Forth & Clyde Canal
- Category: Canal Works & Updates
- Replacement of Lock Gates at Fort Augustus and Kytra, Caledonian Canal
- Critical canal repairs to commence
- Christmas comes early for Leamington Lift Bridge
- Ardrishaig Harbour – Emergency Waiting Pontoon
- Embankment works – Linlithgow, Union Canal
- Additional funding for Scotland’s canals – vital repairs to go ahead
- Winter operations at Fort Augustus
- Winter Works at The Falkirk Wheel
- Closure at Fort Augustus Locks
- Expect Disruptions – Severe Weather Warning: Friday 12 October
- Bridge restrictions & operational changes
- Temporary closure of Leamington Lift Bridge
- Expect Disruptions – Severe Weather Warning: Wednesday 19 September
- Delays at Lock 14 Crinan Canal
- Notice to Mariners – Caledonian Canal
- Crinan Canal Restrictions
- Upcoming delays and closure Fort Augustus Locks
- Forth & Clyde Canal East closed to boat transits
- New locking system at Fort Augustus Lock Flight
- Towpath Closure – Prince Charles Aqueduct Access Steps – North East Corner
- Crinan Canal – Delays at Lock 10
- Power Line Replacement Works – Caledonian Canal
- Muirtown Swing Bridge Restrictions – Thursday 2nd August
- Caledonian Canal Swing Bridges reopened to boat traffic
- Possible delays at Fort Augustus Lock Flight
- Crinan Canal – return to normal operation
- Draft restrictions on the Caledonian Canal
- Caledonian Canal Swing Bridges open to boat traffic
- Crinan Canal reopened at Lock 6
- Caledonian Canal reopened
- Caledonian Canal has reopened to boat traffic at Aberchalder Swing Bridge
- Autonomous Vessel Trials on Loch Ness
- Caledonian Canal reopened to boat traffic at Fort Augustus Swing Bridge
- Tomnahurich Swing Bridge reopened to boat traffic
- Caledonian Canal reopened to boat traffic at Laggan Bridge
- Waiting pontoon at Corpach Sea Lock
- Linlithgow Embankment Study – Ground Investigation
- Towpath Diversion at Stockingfield Juntion
- Planned maintenance at Ardrishaig Swing Bridge
- Replacement of sewer over Monkland Canal
- Caledonian Canal’s 200-year-old Ness Weir safeguarded for another century
- Winter works across the Scottish canals
- Road closure at Muirtown Swing Bridge
- Twechar and Bonnybridge Lift Bridges temporarily suspended to boat traffic
- Repairs underway on Ardrishaig Pier
- Caledonian Canal Winter Closure 2018
- Towpath Reopened from M9 to Helix Sealock
- Aberchalder Swing Bridge closed to boat traffic 11th & 12th December
- Ness Weir
- Tomnahurich Swing Bridge closed to boat traffic
- Dredging at Dochfour Burn, Caledonian Canal
- Caledonian Canal closed to boat traffic at Banavie
- Reduced draft – Crinan Canal
- Loch Dochfour dredging works
- Restricted boat traffic at Ness Weir
- Works complete at Muirtown Swing Bridge
- Work underway to safeguard Caledonian Canal’s 200-year-old Ness Weir
- Muirtown Swing Bridge Restrictions – Thursday 3rd August
- Forth & Clyde Canal reopened to sea to sea transits
- Caledonian Canal reopened to boat traffic at Banavie
- Restricted Access – Falkirk Tunnel
- Towpath works at Boroughmuir, Union Canal
- Essential Maintenance, Bowling Bascule Bridge
- Caledonian Canal reopened to boat traffic at Banavie
- Essential maintenance, Crinan Canal Sea Lock
- Works at Boroughmuir, Union Canal
- Navigation closure at Falkirk Tunnel
- Corpach Lighthouse
- Closure at Pinkston Bascule Bridge
- Canal Closure – Speaker Martins Lock
- Towpath Closure – Glen Village and Falkirk Tunnel Reopened
- Towpath Closure – Ness Weir Refurbishment
- Caledonian Canal – normal operations resumed at Banavie
- Refurbishment of Bowling Railway Bridge
- Caledonian Canal – reopened at Gairlochy Bridge
- Caledonian Canal – Restrictions lifted at Clachnaharry Sea Lock
- Union Canal – Closure at Avon Aqueduct (Postponed)
- Forth and Clyde Canal: Closure at Maryhill Locks
- Towpath Closure – Cairnhill Weir, Monkland Canal
- Towpath Closure – Slateford Aqueduct, Union Canal
- Falkirk Wheel Winter Works
- Public invited to explore the depths of the Union Canal
- Winter works across the Scottish canals
- Crinan Canal temporarily closed due to ice
- Caledonian Canal Winter Closure 2017
- Fort Augustus, Caledonian Canal: Partial closure due to ice
- Caledonian Canal reopened to road traffic at Laggan Bridge
- Clachnaharry Sea Lock, Caledonian Canal: Partial closure due to ice
- Applecross Gateway works, Glasgow
- Caledonian Canal reopened at Gairlochy
- Caledonian Canal reopened to boat traffic at Aberchalder Swing Bridge
- Bonnybridge Lifting Bridge reopened to all traffic
- Towpath diversion at Maryhill, Forth & Clyde Canal – Monday 5th September
- Dredging on Forth & Clyde Canal
- Crinan Canal reopened to navigation
- Resurfacing works at Linns Mill Car Park
- Closure at Bard Avenue Bridge on the Forth & Clyde Canal
- Low water levels in the Forth & Clyde Canal
- Towpath Closure at Maryhill
- Towpath Upgrade – New Cycleway at Baird’s Brae, Glasgow
- Closure at Bowling Sea Lock
- The Falkirk Wheel – Entry road re-surfacing
- Boaters Update – Forth & Clyde Canal remains open to navigation
- Towpath Upgrade – Installation of LED Solar Lights
- Towpath Upgrade – Winchburgh to Greendykes Road Bridge
- Kessock Bridge, Caledonian Canal – Reduction in Air Draft
- Caledonian Canal re-opened to boat traffic at Aberchalder Swing Bridge
- Site Investigations – various sites around Applecross, Firhill and Hamiltonhill
- Crinan Canal – New Season Update
- Lowland Canals – New Season Update
- Caledonian Canal reopened to boat traffic at Fort Augustus Swing Bridge
- Caledonian Canal re-open to boat traffic at Banavie Rail Bridge
- Forth & Clyde Canal reopened between Bowling & Knightswood
- Reopened – Forth & Clyde Canal Linnvale Bascule Bridge, Glasgow – Updated 09/03/16
- Dredging at Linlithgow, Union Canal
- Reinventing The Falkirk Wheel
- Forth and Clyde Canal: Closure at Maryhill Locks
- Falkirk Wheel Winter Maintenance: 11th Jan – 5th Feb
- Towpath Upgrade Works: 11th January – 31st March 2016
- Caledonian Canal Winter Closure 2015 – 2016
- Works at Bowling Basin: August – December
- £4 million project steps up access to towpaths of Scotland’s canals
- Caledonian Canal reopens after major breach
- New £4.5m aqueduct carries canal at Carmuirs
- £3 million investment steps up access to towpaths of Scotland’s canals
- £1 million investment steps up access to towpaths of Caledonian Canal
- Category: Press Releases
- Critical canal repairs to commence
- Public invited to explore engineering secrets of world’s only rotating boat lift
- The world’s only rotating boat lift gets an MOT
- Christmas comes early for Leamington Lift Bridge
- Additional funding for Scotland’s canals – vital repairs to go ahead
- Santa takes a turn on The Falkirk Wheel
- Glasgow’s Smart Canal is a first for Europe
- Living Waterways Award win for North Glasgow Claypits project
- Scottish Canals’ design history celebrated at V&A Dundee
- Canal custodians call on drivers to take their litter home
- Move over, Outlander – Canal Theatre brings the story of the Caledonian Canal to life in Fort Augustus
- Registration now open for the Youth Urban Games
- Scottish Canals launches new Asset Management Strategy
- Canal Theatre follows the yellow brick road to The Falkirk Wheel
- Scotland’s first urban sports festival jumps into Glasgow
- £1.5 million project set to transform gateway to Crinan Canal
- New chief executive marks new era for Scottish Enterprise
- New pathway unlocks Glasgow’s ‘secret’ nature reserve
- Caledonian Canal’s 200-year-old Ness Weir safeguarded for another century
- Bowling Springfest set to offer Easter fun for all the family
- Scottish Canals celebrates ‘pandtastic’ Earth Hour award
- Dennis and Gnasher visit The Kelpies
- £972,000 to regenerate Falkirk
- Revolutionary activity providers wanted at The Falkirk Wheel
- Swedish Visitors returning to Sail Scotland again in 2018
- The Falkirk Wheel chosen as one of the top 20 influential projects that shaped the world
- Site clearance works get underway kick-starting Ardrishaig’s waterside regeneration
- The world’s only rotating boat lift gets an MOT
- Scottish Canals seeks business partner to create canalside getaways
- Public invited to explore 250 years of canal history for first time
- Plans to create Scotland’s ‘High Line’ take another step forward
- New hire boat partnership means plain sailing for holidaymakers on Lowland Canals
- Scottish Canals urges public to be #CanalCareful this winter
- High speed monster hunters sought for new Loch Ness business
- The Kelpies to light up red for Poppyscotland
- Young woman to stand up paddleboard over 50 miles for charity
- Revamped Forth & Clyde Canal bridge could become Scotland’s ‘High Line’
- Canal partnership unlocks new opportunities for Glasgow students
- Public invited to take a journey of selfie discovery along the Forth & Clyde Canal
- Public invited to sail in the shadow of The Kelpies
- Public invited to watch race in ‘oar’ at Bowling Harbour Festival
- Repairs underway on Crinan Canal’s 200-year-old timber pier
- Natural Retreats to take over operations of Canalside Cottages from Scottish Canals
- Britain’s most beautiful shortcut bursts into bloom
- Walk this way!
- Work underway to safeguard Caledonian Canal’s 200-year-old Ness Weir
- Row, row, row your boat along The John Muir Way
- Neatebox launches ‘Welcome’
- Virtual visitors invited to explore Scotland’s canals on Google Street View
- Dragon tamers take to the water at first Glasgow Canal Festival
- Scotland’s newest canal named in honour of The Queen
- Queen Elizabeth II Canal to receive crowning glory
- Dragon tamers wanted for Glasgow Canal Festival
- First-ever World Youth Urban Games skates into Glasgow
- Burke and Hare invite you to tak’ a wee stroll on the Union Canal
- canal college® offers young unemployed a new chapter in learning
- The Kelpies get their first vet check
- The National Theatre of Scotland presents…Submarine Time Machine
- Revolutionary party planned for Falkirk Wheel’s 15th birthday
- Plans unveiled to create ‘Neptune’s Slide’ on Caledonian Canal
- Scottish Canals receives ‘pandtastic’ Earth Hour award
- Virtually Scotland
- JBT Inverness Eights and Small Boats Heads and Scottish Students Heads
- Scottish Canals publishes response to boating price consultation
- Glasgow locks down return of world’s toughest open water adventure race
- The National Theatre of Scotland launch Rockvilla
- £235,000 cycle way investment connects Glasgow communities
- Scottish Canals becomes 700th Living Wage accredited employer
- Public invited to explore the depths of the Union Canal
- New research shows Scotland’s sailing sector set to benefit from £36.9 million
- Views sought on new bill to ensure gender balance
- Plans for canal college® sail closer
- Plaques unveiled to honour engineering achievement of Kelvin Aqueduct
- £880,000 investment for Crinan towpath upgrade
- Kelpies, Falkirk Wheel and Caledonian Canal in man-made wonders top ten!
- New exhibition celebrates Glasgow’s lost mining communities
- Inaugural World Canals Awards winners announced
- World Canals Conference comes to Scotland
- Kelpies maquettes stabled in Inverness for World Canals Conference
- World’s only rotating boat lift gets a Willy Wonka style makeover
- #CanalMagic Festival comes to Inverness ahead of World Canals Conference
- Capital’s Union Canal set for a £330,000 Towpath Transformation
- The Kelpies maquettes gallop up Neptune’s Staircase
- Former Ardrishaig oil works transformed into industrial art gallery
- Scottish Canals opens boating price consultation
- Inaugural World Canals Awards opens for entries
- Speirs Lock Summer Party set to celebrate area’s creativity, culture and canal
- Scotland’s first canal artist-in-residence encourages public to go gongoozling
- World Canals Conference speakers announced
- Volunteers to unlock the potential of Scotland’s canals
- New Banavie viewpoint encourages visitors to gaze into Neptune’s Mirror
- A guide to using Scotland’s canals by boat, bike, boot and beyond launched
- Public invited to view latest plans for regeneration of North Glasgow’s canal corridor
- Public invited to shape vision for regeneration of ‘Britain’s most beautiful shortcut’
- Manatee spotted in the Caledonian Canal
- Scottish Canals digs up £250,000 investment in dredging
- Earth Hour Award for The Falkirk Wheel and The Kelpies
- Scottish Canals set to reinvent The Falkirk Wheel
- World’s only uphill swimming race returns to Glasgow
- Scottish Canals Launches 10-Year Environment Strategy
- Can you spot Lotto Scottish projects?
- Canal projects gallop to double awards glory
- Plaques unveiled to honour engineering achievement of Crinan Canal
- Kelpies and Helix Park vying for another top award
- Falkirk Wheel Turns Green for Charity Anniversary Event
- £1million regeneration of gateway to Forth & Clyde Canal begins
- Quadruple Amputee Abseils Falkirk Wheel To Support STV Children’s Appeal
- Scottish Scenic Routes – New Architecture / Landscape Architecture Competitions
- Community event to uncover lost Forth & Clyde Canal foundry
- 2015 Highland Doors Open Days programme launched
- Scottish Canals Board meets gender target
- Marine Scotland’s first national survey of coastal and marine recreation and tourism
- Giant comic strip sited around V&A Dundee
- Revamped Caledonian Canal Centre reopens
- Members Reappointed to the Board of Scottish Canals
- The Kelpies reign over new canal at Royal Opening
- Non-Executive Directors appointed to Board of Scottish Canals
- Royal Opening to give The Kelpies crowning glory
- Minister Steers Pupils Towards Engineering Career
- Scotland’s first canal college is a success!
- Caledonian Canal reopens after major breach
- £430,000 Falkirk Wheel water play park opens with a splash
- New £4.5m aqueduct carries canal at Carmuirs
- Tall-masted ships return to Glasgow’s canal
- New strategy to boost Scotland’s marine tourism launched
- The Falkirk Wheel enjoys its busiest ever year
- £3 million investment steps up access to towpaths of Scotland’s canals
- £1 million investment steps up access to towpaths of Caledonian Canal
- Regeneration of Bowling Basin awarded £780,000 Coastal Communities funding
Locations
- Neptune's Staircase
- The Kelpies
- Glasgow Canal
- Fort Augustus
- Crinan Canal
- Bowling Harbour
- The Falkirk Wheel
Canals
- Asset Management - Current Projects
- The Falkirk Wheel
- The Helix & Kelpies
- Monkland Canal
- Union Canal
- Forth & Clyde Canal
- Crinan Canal
- Caledonian Canal