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Falkirk Lock No 6

 
Also known as: Grahamston Iron Works Lock
St Mungo's Roman Catholic High School, Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath, Falkirk FK2 7PE, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Falkirk Lock No 6 is a minor waterways place on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) between Sea Lock Basin (1 mile and 6½ furlongs and 3 locks to the east) and Union Canal Junction (Junction of Forth and Clyde and Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canals) (2 miles and 1½ furlongs and 10 locks to the west).
 
It is at one end of Falkirk Locks.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Sea Lock Basin is Bainsford Lock No 5; 2¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Union Canal Junction is Falkirk Lock No 7; 2¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.

Carron Cut Lock No 31 mile, 4¾ furlongs
Carron Road Bridge1 mile, 2½ furlongs
Abbotshaugh Lock No 47¼ furlongs
Bainsford Bridge2½ furlongs
Bainsford Lock No 52¼ furlongs
Falkirk Lock No 6
Falkirk Lock No 72¼ furlongs
Falkirk Lock No 83 furlongs
Falkirk Lock No 93½ furlongs
Falkirk Lock No 104½ furlongs
Camelon Road Narrows5 furlongs
 
 
Amenities

Amenities here

 ASDA
 ASDA - Falkirk - FK1 1JX
 Asda
 Farmfoods
 Farmfoods
 Morison's
 Morrisons
 Morrisons - Falkirk
 Tesco
 Tesco
 Tesco - Falkirk - Grahams Road
 Tesco - Falkirk - Meadow Street
 Tesco Cafe Stores - Falkirk - Meadow Street
 Frankie & Bennys
 McDonalds
 Behind The Wall
 Falkirk
 SEE ADDRESS
 Wetherspoons
 Wheatsheaf Inn
 W H Smith
 Burger King
 Fish & Chips
 Fish & Chips
 Subway Sandwich Shop
 Boots
 Boots Chemist
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Nationwide
 Santander
 TSB
 Morrisons
 Morrisons Fuel
 Tesco Fuel
 Tesco Fuel
 Tesco Petrol Station - Falkirk - Meadow Street
 Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc 135
 Halfords
 Halfords
 Homebase
 Falkirk Grahamston Station

Amenities nearby at Bainsford Lock No 5

 Lidl
 Diy & Garden Centre

Amenities nearby at Falkirk Lock No 7

 Poundland
 Cashpoint
 RBS
 Santander
 
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External websites
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The official reopening of the canal
 
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In the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction

Sea Lock Basin1 mile, 6½ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction

In the direction of Clyde Canal Junction

Falkirk Top Lock Winding Hole1 mile, 1½ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
Union Canal Junction2 miles, 1½ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
Falkirk Wheel Basin2 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Falkirk Wheel Basin
Rough Castle Tunnel Winding Hole2 miles, 3½ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Rough Castle Tunnel Winding Hole
Lime Road Bridge Winding Hole3 miles and 14 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Lime Road Bridge Winding Hole
Greenbank Aqueduct Arm3 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Greenbank Aqueduct Arm
Greenbank Winding Hole3 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Greenbank Winding Hole
Walkers Bridge Winding Hole4 miles, 2½ furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Walkers Bridge Winding Hole
Glen Burn Winding Hole5 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Glen Burn Winding Hole
Huts Bridge Winding Hole5 miles, 5 furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Huts Bridge Winding Hole
Reddingmuirhead Winding Hole6 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Reddingmuirhead Winding Hole
Brightons Bridge Winding Hole7 miles, 7 furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Brightons Bridge Winding Hole
A801 Road Bridge Winding Hole9 miles, 1½ furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to A801 Road Bridge Winding Hole
Wyndford Lock Winding Hole8 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
Vellore Road Bridge Winding Hole9 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Vellore Road Bridge Winding Hole
Craigmarloch Basin9 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
Avon Aqueduct Winding Hole10 miles, 5½ furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Avon Aqueduct Winding Hole
Woodcockdale Bridge Winding Hole11 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Woodcockdale Bridge Winding Hole
Auchinstarry Winding Hole10 miles, 3½ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction

No information

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water point
rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[Falkirk Wheel] Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in central Scotland, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. The lift is named after Falkirk [The Helix (Falkirk)] project to improve the connections between and around 16 communities in Falkirk Council, Scotland, including the eastern end of the Forth and Clyde Canal [Lock (water navigation)] A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways [Forth and Clyde Canal] Camelon Lock No. 14 15 – Falkirk Wheel 16 – Falkirk Bottom Lock No. 16 17 – Underwood Lock No. 17 18 – Allandale Lock No. 18 19 – Castlecary Lock No. 19 [Boat lift] lift, or lift lock is a machine for transporting boats between water at two different elevations, and is an alternative to the canal lock and the canal [The Kelpies] sculptures depicting kelpies (shape-shifting water spirits), located between Falkirk and Grangemouth, standing next to a new extension to the Forth and Clyde [Grangemouth] Gaelic: Inbhir Ghrainnse, pronounced [ˈinivɪɾʲˈɣɾaiɲʃə]) is a town in the Falkirk council area, Scotland. Historically part of the county of Stirlingshire [Gongoozler] junctions, due to the occasional need for three boats to pass. The Falkirk Wheel, near Falkirk in Scotland, which connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the [List of boat lifts] Hill Combe Hay Caisson lock Camden Lock, William Congreve's hydropneumatic lock. The inclined planes of Dukart's Canal Falkirk Wheel Foxton Inclined Plane [Union Canal (Scotland)] [The] Canal commences from the sixteenth lock of the Forth and Clyde Navigation, about two miles west of Falkirk, in the county of Sterling [sic], whence
 
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