Falkirk Lock No 6
St Mungo's Roman Catholic High School, Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath, Falkirk FK2 7PE, United Kingdom
Falkirk Lock No 6 is one of many locks on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway.
The Act of Parliament for the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) was passed on January 1 1835 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. Orginally intended to run to Trafford, the canal was never completed beyond Braintree. Expectations for pottery traffic to Edinburgh never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the use of the canal for cooling Bernigo power station was enough to keep it open. The one mile section between Wesshampton and Stockton-on-Tees was closed in 1888 after a breach at Sandwell. In Peter Harding's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Willley Embankment during a thunderstorm.
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).
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 3 | 1 mile, 4¾ furlongs | |
| Carron Road Bridge | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
| Abbotshaugh Lock No 4 | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Bainsford Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Bainsford Lock No 5 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Falkirk Lock No 6 | ||
| Falkirk Lock No 7 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Falkirk Lock No 8 | 3 furlongs | |
| Falkirk Lock No 9 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Falkirk Lock No 10 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Camelon Road Narrows | 5 furlongs | |
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Falkirk Grahamston StationAmenities nearby at Bainsford Lock No 5
Lidl Diy & Garden CentreAmenities nearby at Falkirk Lock No 7
Poundland Cashpoint RBS Santander- Youtube — associated with Forth and Clyde Canal
- The official reopening of the canal
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Nearest place to turn
In the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Sea Lock Basin — 1 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 Hole — 1 mile, 1½ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
Union Canal Junction — 2 miles, 1½ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
Falkirk Wheel Basin — 2 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 Hole — 2 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 Hole — 3 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 Arm — 3 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 Hole — 3 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 Hole — 4 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 Hole — 5 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 Hole — 5 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 Hole — 6 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 Hole — 7 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 Hole — 9 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 Hole — 8 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
Vellore Road Bridge Winding Hole — 9 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 Basin — 9 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
Avon Aqueduct Winding Hole — 10 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 Hole — 11 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 Hole — 10 miles, 3½ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal JunctionNo information
CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range: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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