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Avon Aqueduct Winding Hole

 
Union Canal Towpath, Avon Aqueduct, Whitecross EH49 6LN, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Avon Aqueduct Winding Hole is a minor waterways place on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal between Falkirk Wheel (lower level) (A new and unique boat lift) (8 miles and 3¼ furlongs and 2 locks to the west) and Scott Russell Aqueduct (western end) (18 miles and 5¼ furlongs to the east).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Falkirk Wheel (lower level) is Causeway End Bridge No 49; 1½ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Scott Russell Aqueduct (western end) is Avon Aqueduct (western end); ¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

You can wind here.

 
 
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In the direction of Union Canal Junction

Vellore Road Bridge Winding Hole6¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Union Canal Junction
A801 Road Bridge Winding Hole1 mile, 3¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Union Canal Junction
Brightons Bridge Winding Hole2 miles, 6½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Union Canal Junction
Reddingmuirhead Winding Hole3 miles, 7¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Union Canal Junction
Huts Bridge Winding Hole5 miles, ½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Union Canal Junction
Glen Burn Winding Hole5 miles, 1¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Union Canal Junction
Walkers Bridge Winding Hole6 miles, 3 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Union Canal Junction
Greenbank Winding Hole6 miles, 7¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Union Canal Junction
Greenbank Aqueduct Arm7 miles, 1½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Union Canal Junction
Lime Road Bridge Winding Hole7 miles, 5½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Union Canal Junction
Rough Castle Tunnel Winding Hole8 miles, 2 furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Union Canal Junction
Falkirk Wheel Basin8 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Union Canal Junction
Union Canal Junction8 miles, 4 furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Union Canal Junction

In the direction of Edinburgh Quay

Woodcockdale Bridge Winding Hole3¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Edinburgh Quay
Manse Road Basin2 miles, 5 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Edinburgh Quay
Kingscavils Bridge Winding Hole4 miles, 2 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Edinburgh Quay
Myre Bridge Winding Hole8 miles, ¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Edinburgh Quay
Niddry Bridge Winding Hole9 miles, 1½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Edinburgh Quay
Greendykes Road Bridge Winding Hole10 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Edinburgh Quay
Broxburn Bridge Winding Hole11 miles, ½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Edinburgh Quay

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rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[Grand Union Canal] Between these two towns, the canal crosses the River Avon and the former Great Western Railway on aqueducts. At Warwick, the canal rises by two locks to Budbrooke [Wilts & Berks Canal] historic counties of Wiltshire and Berkshire, England, linking the Kennet and Avon Canal at Semington, near Melksham, to the River Thames at Abingdon. The North [Lock (water navigation)] through and across obstacles by constructing long tunnels, cuttings, aqueducts or embankments, or to construct even more technical devices such as inclined [Basingstoke Canal] idea also considered was to connect the remaining canal to the Kennet and Avon Navigation near Reading. This link was proposed three times between 1793 [Ashby Canal] project involved the provision of a stop lock, a new slipway, an improved winding hole and a wetland nature reserve, running parallel to the canal and connected [A350 road] designed to be dualled at a future date. The New Semington Aqueduct carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over this section. A controversial £33 million bypass [Mendip Hills] Somerset Levels to the south and the Chew Valley and other tributaries of the Avon to the north. The hills give their name to the local government district [Stourbridge Canal] subsidence. An 18-foot (5.5 m) boiler disappeared into one hole that opened up and the winding gear frame of a nearby mine collapsed into another. By great
 
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