Why You Have to Take This Canal Boat Ride into Scottish History

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2 жыл бұрын

Take the Union Canal to the Falkirk Wheel. Scottish history tour guide Bruce Fummey takes you on an historical canal boat journey to tell you the story of the Union Canal and how we got to the Falkirk Wheel from one of the great things to do in West Lothian.
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@alanaw27 2 жыл бұрын

In the 1930’s , my teenage uncle and his mates used to cycle from Falkirk to the canal tunnel to play ukuleles. The acoustics were great and it must have been fun in that vey dark, damp, echoey tunnel.

@cuttinaboot 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@johnhockenhull2819 2 жыл бұрын

As a former member of the Linlithgow Union Canal Society, which I joined in the 1970’s, it’s always good to see anything relating to The Union Canal - and the unique Falkirk Wheel is always the icing on the cake.

@rksnj6797 2 жыл бұрын

Kudos to the people who had the foresight to return the canal to use for tourist and leisure activities! I love your videos that give an intimate view of places and things like the canal! Of course a big part of it is your interesting storytelling.

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, you're too kind

@HarcusCGTV 2 жыл бұрын

As someone that was born in Edinburgh, spent 18 years of my life there and moved to Glasgow and spent another 18 years there before moving to Asia, I can say with somewhat authority that there are arseholes in both cities and also some great and friendly people. Its a shame that this "you'll have had yer tea' then" myth still persists. Maybe because I am from the "greener" side of Edinburgh, we have always been more socialist, more working class, more friendly and more welcoming. But you cant compare Niddrie to Morningside, anymore than you can compare the Gorbals to Newton Mearns, so you simply cant compare Glasgow to Edinburgh (as well you know). I love both cities for many similar and also differing reasons. And aye, I haven't had my tea yet... salt and sauce please! :) Another great video mate!

@nathanfrancis1942 2 жыл бұрын

Glaswegians- nosey buggers eager to know all your business (easily mistaken for friendliness). Edinburgers- happy to let you go about your business without poking their noses in (easily mistaken for aloofness). Keep up the good work Bruce

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@racheltaylor6578 2 жыл бұрын

I’m from Kilsyth and they found the remains of asoldier on a horse from the battle of Kilsyth when they were constructing the Forth and Clyde canal through the Dullatur bog.He had been fleeing the battle after Montrose’s victory and got stuck in the bog.They had to build the stables away from the canal at Kilsyth because the stonework started sinking into the bog. Great video Bruce about the Union canal.The tunnel at Falkirk blasted out of solid rock is really impressive.

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@pamelanapierrice1394 2 жыл бұрын

My first trip to Scotland in 2012, my youngest son was an engineering student and asked me to go to the Falkirk Wheel. It was on the cover of one of his engineering books. It really is a modern marvel. Love your videos, I learn something new from everyone.

@tadflinder831 2 жыл бұрын

only a few people could get me to board a ship

@myparceltape1169 2 жыл бұрын

Good name for him, Napier.

@pamelanapierrice1394 2 жыл бұрын

@@myparceltape1169 thank you, I'm partial to it

@michritch3493 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, and I love the tie-in to the corpse grabbers! And the breeding places for shopping trolleys/carts finally revealed! 👍🏻🤣

@Calum_S 2 жыл бұрын

It's good to hear that we've always spent way more time "planning" to build things than actually doing the construction work.

@randommadness1021 2 жыл бұрын

If you fail to plan, then you're planning to fail.

@hotelsierra86 2 жыл бұрын

@@randommadness1021 Like rusting ferries at Greenock. I feel my tax is being spent wisely. Anyone who says otherwise is a traitor. Don’t agree? We’ll fit you up.

@randommadness1021 2 жыл бұрын

@@hotelsierra86 Sturgeon's time is up,only problem is the anti snp votes are split between 3 different parties. To get Sturgeon out, we will all need to agree to vote for the same party. Last 2 elections, I done something that I never thought I would do - voted for Conservatives. I hate them, but I hate them less than the snp so I have been tactical voting since the snp got into power, I feel dirty after it 😆 It's the only way we can get them removed though. 45% of voters vote for snp, 55% are split between Labour, Conservative and Lib dem. Until we can get the 55% to all vote for the same party, we will be stuck with with the snp. Everything has went backwards since they came into power, Education, Health, Police, etc etc etc yet they keep on winning. That shipyard and those ferries are just one of hundreds of disasters, £30m on changing every road sign to have Gaelic on it, yet I don't know anyone who speaks the language. This isn't Wales. End of rant 😆

@niespiebozwiedzamszkocje 2 жыл бұрын

Am a Polish Scotsman here and used to live in Edinburgh for 12 years, then moved to West Lothian and since then I could tell how different life it is here :) Great story by the way :)

@callummiller5886 2 жыл бұрын

@@dobermankompanie537 He is home, go see a doctor

@raydriver7300 Жыл бұрын

The Falkirk wheel - another brilliant Scottish invention. They took longer deciding where to build the canal than I did learning how to use a lathe 🌞

@Teaboyseej 2 жыл бұрын

The boat we were on when I surprised my wife by publicly proposing on the Falkirk Wheel. Then in 2016 we hired it and got married on it. Such happy memories

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

@EmmaCarinaG 2 жыл бұрын

I live in Falkirk and walk/cycle the canal paths every week. It's so interesting seeing those alternative canal route proposals! Also, Glasgow is definitely the better of the two major cities 😉

@lauraketteridge324 Жыл бұрын

Last time we were in Scotland, we took a ride up from the lower Forth and Clyde up to the Union Canal. The height difference between the canals is 35m. This is managed by a lock system for 11 of those metres, and the Falkirk Wheel for the other 24. The locks were necessary to prevent damage to the Antonine Wall. (Construction of the Wall was ordered by Antoninus Pius, and started in 142AD.) The visitors centre at the Wheel is utterly fascinating. It covers some of the history, and lots of the engineering. The wheel works on a balance system. Gravity (and gears) gently lower the heavier side, lifting the lighter side in the process. Extra weight is added by allowing more water into the caisson (the open topped 'carriage' the boats ride in). To raise, or lower a boat takes 1.5kWh of power. This is the equivalent of boiling 8 kettles of water. It really is a Scottish engineering marvel. And whilst in the area, a visit to the Kelpies in Grangemouth is a must! They are utterly fantastic. It's worth visiting in the day, and then again after dark when these giant horse heads are lit up from within.

@RobinBassett 2 жыл бұрын

Cycled from Glasgow to Haymarket last year in one go along the towpath. Some engineering feat. Aqueducts are fantastic! Ham sandwich and Irn Bru at the wheel were like nectar of the gods.

@nicoladoyle5520 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Bruce! Taking my wee dad on one of the the canal tours. My fiancé and I had no idea the canals existed. Thank you for helping me make one of my 77 year old dad's dreams come true.

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

@MargaretPinard 2 жыл бұрын

"the perfect habitat for breeding pairs of shopping trolleys" 🤣 Some of your humor is so fast, I almost miss it!

@TheBestlaidschemes Жыл бұрын

Beautifully told! Amazing story and an amazing piece of our history. Took my children as late teenagers/young adults to see the Wheel. We were living in Spain at the time (for 23yrs), and only managed a few visits to Scotland. One of my daughters, actually born in Spain, was stunned when she saw the beauty of Scotland. Up until then, she only knew Spain and England (where her English granny lived). My wife comes from a family in England that moved from Aberdeen to Kent 100 yrs ago.

@dabsafe 2 жыл бұрын

My paternal grandparents left Grangemouth with my mum and her sister in 1923 for Canada.😎🇨🇦🎸

@williamevans5782 2 жыл бұрын

A simple thumbs up is not enough here. A wonderful video, and yes I am an engineer who marvels at how they got it done!

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

BRILLIANT

@danliberty734 2 жыл бұрын

As someone who lives in Midlothian (Virginia, USA), it sounds like a lovely day.

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Yup

@kimi4075 2 жыл бұрын

The second I hear let me tell you a story it's like being a bairn a primary school again. Got me hooked. Love every video you do. Top class history lesson. Abit like Mark nichol in the Scottish Borders

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

@tommaroon531 2 жыл бұрын

I'm from London and love beautiful Edinburgh. My wife is from Liverpool and adores Glasgow. The inference is probably pretty clear on that 😊 Excellent video, really interesting as always, Bruce.

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@kimcason8764 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video. Thanks for your efforts. 'Breading pairs of Shopping Trollies..!!' Had me Gagging on my Morning Coffee. Brilliant..! Cheers All, Kim in Oz. 😎

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

😜

@stephenandrijischyn3804 8 ай бұрын

Love your historical videos bruce. Makes me proud to be part scottish.

@DH.2016 2 жыл бұрын

When visiting the Falkirk Wheel, I recommend the walk up the hill to Rough Castle, a Roman fort on an impressive stretch of the Antonine Wall that cut across Central Scotland from the Firth of Forth to the Firth of Clyde.

@starrynight1329 2 жыл бұрын

I live in Falkirk and didn't know all of these stories. Thank you for making this video. 😁❤️

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😊

@euansmith3699 2 жыл бұрын

The level of traffic in the canal's hayday is quite amazing. "Breeding pairs o'shawpin' trolleys." 😍

@weekay5112 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact for you Bruce : I like bait fishing and magnet fishing on the canal ( don’t think I’ve missed a summer yet ) so do a lot of locals . I’ve caught many of fish and pulled old coins, a fire poker, a horse shoe ,loads of bikes ,roads signs and trolleys and even some unwanted underwear from the water , still looking for the big treasure lol the bonus to this is because of the popularity of pulling stuff from the canals by magnet fishing we are essentially cleaning it for the future.

@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын

Good on ye

@richardland5563 2 жыл бұрын

The Falkirk wheel was built by an amazing company which is now closed that was responsible for building a significant part of Britain’s railway infrastructure steam engines and pumping engines... The Butley company in Ripley Derbyshire pioneered the canal network infrastructure but also the first railways building both the Fishbelly sleepers and the rolling stock.....

@chrissaltmarsh6777 2 жыл бұрын

It's a pleasant walk out from Edinburgh. I've done it a few times. And, amazingly - there are pubs. (And you walk about the same speed as the narrow boats. That is how life went, there away)

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Or cycle

@elendil7 2 жыл бұрын

This is so cool. One of my biggest regrets is not doing the canal ride from Edinburgh to Glasgow.

@frankhancock2881 10 ай бұрын

This was an amazing story. Tying the story of the construction to its closing was perfect

@ScotlandHistoryTours 10 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it

@adriankelly_edinburgh 2 жыл бұрын

I've cycled from Bowling to Edinburgh via the Forth and Clyde canal, the Falkirk Wheel and the Union Canal many times and I love it! The contour canal makes for relentless pedalling, though. I'm from West Lothian and I live in Leith so I have to sit on the fence with respect to the difference in culture between West and East, I'm afraid! Burke and Hare reputedly robbed graves from the graveyard behind my Granny's old house in Bathgate (opposite Kirkton park near the Kaim Park Hotel, which was a stage coach halt back in the day).

@NorthernBandit1 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bruce,I have seen the Wheel in pictures but now I understand. Very cool tech indeed!

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help

@Erniethebear 2 жыл бұрын

I did this boat ride. It was fascinating. Definitely worth the effort to go. I think that was the same day we went to Stirling Castle.

@lynnemurphy114 2 жыл бұрын

I love Mr Bruce....when is he going to get a history TV show....Real history is interesting children would love this too. From children to higher learning,your not going to get better...I'm 60 learning things that the education system should now add...Times have changed,we know the darwin theory is frude,yet still taught when is the education system going to change its curriculum ☘️👌 For history Mr Bruce is the man..fingers crossed since lock down much has changed....Give Mr Bruce a TV show..plus education is a must....If I've learnt a lot ,may I say thank you Mr Bruce for the way you teach is enjoying...and to do all you do for free,best history teacher for me 💚👌

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Ah thanks

@lynnemurphy114 2 жыл бұрын

@@ScotlandHistoryTours No Thank you for all you do...It will come.Times are changing....Your one of the best..for Scottish history your my favourite 💚👌

@albee_fuqtifanno8595 2 жыл бұрын

At the start of your video, the green boat behind you is The Lochrin. Ive skippered that boat on many occasions taking volunteers out to remove invasive and non native species from the Forth + Clyde and its embankments.. I was at work when you were on the seagull trust boats when they came down the Falkirk wheel... Great upload mate..Tons of history where you travelled..

@alwoodsmodellingmayhem 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video Bruce, as a Brummie, canals, not a river, was our life blood.👍😉

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@fearthekilt 2 жыл бұрын

That was an absolutely fascinating story! Well conceived and we'll told. The bit about the body snatchers turned murderers was rather macabre. The Falkirk Wheel is one impressive piece of engineering too. Thanks for the lesson this glorious Saturday and good morning from America.

@HowWeGotHere 2 жыл бұрын

I wake up early every Saturday morning looking forward to seeing a new video from you Bruce, this definitely did not disappoint me. I appreciate all the stories combined with all the beautiful imagery makes me long for ancesteral home.

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

I'm delighted

@eddie8900 2 жыл бұрын

Growing up in North Glasgow (Possil), the Forth and Clyde Canal (Nolly) was an ever present part of my life as I'd use it's banks to walk to the city centre. It's nice to see these old waterways getting some love and attention.

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Well said!

@jacquelinemerrick4257 Жыл бұрын

"habitat for breeding shopping trollys " made me crack up

@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын

😜

@christinabartonart1072 2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you on Glasgow/Edinburgh debate... so far. I moved to Glasgow this march for a new job, up from England (they're pretty frosty down there!). Having been working constantly and unavailable a lot of the time, despite this, in Glasgow I've made a lot of friends already, often just from sitting on my tod in Comedy shows, in cafes, and with people I meet through different companies for work. Glasgow is an incredibly friendly city, and I can see that already! Edinburgh can be friendly in its own way, but I'm yet to make a friend off my own back there, and I visit a lot too! I wonder if the amount of tourism Edinburgh gets, means that people have the mindset of passing through and not stopping to make friends. Perhaps thats a part of it... hmm!

@johnberry3824 2 жыл бұрын

To be honest, when I stood at a bus stop in Edinburgh on my first visit (back in 1971), I was immediately befriended and advised by at least one, maybe two, elderly Scottish women. (At least they seemed elderly to me at the time. Today I might think they were youngsters.) They were very helpful. The only problem was that I hadn't yet learned how to understand a Scottish accent, so their advice was only partly understood.

@MargaretPinard 2 жыл бұрын

I've studied these very same maps! And visited a part of the Monklands canal near Airdrie and the Summerland Industrial Park, I think the name was? Fascinating remnants.

@solbamba2488 2 жыл бұрын

I'm from Edinburgh but have always preffered glasgow, you hit the nail on the head about the bus stop brucey!

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

I was there mate

@ArcAudios77 2 жыл бұрын

Magnificent education as always Bruce, thanks passed from an old Roman Town in East Dunbartonshire. Best Wishes for you & yours.

@allisonshaw9341 2 жыл бұрын

Cool bit of history. I've seen a few videos by people who've turned canal boats into homes and live on the canals year-round.

@johnlogan6212 2 жыл бұрын

I was very curious about this topic. Thank you. I spent twenty years on in and around the Erie Canal and the water ways of New York state. The Logan brothers cooperage was at the end of along aqueduct in the center of the canal port in Rochester NY [1800S].

@donnagarnet 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. The Falkirk Wheel is now on my "next trip bucket list". As to Edinburgh vs. Glasgow: Edinburgh for me. The first time I visited there, I met some lovely people at my hotel. They had come from Caithness for the Royal Highland Show, & insisted on taking me to The Show with them. I had a grand time & met loads of wonderful people. Several of them warned me that Glasgow was a dreary industrial town with little of interest to tourists (one was a woman who lived in Edinburgh & worked in Glasgow. She said she commuted daily rather than live in Glasgow). Ever since, I have loved Edinburgh, but I plan to give Glasgow another chance.

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Aye they dinnae like each other

@Mustang727L 2 жыл бұрын

When I was in college I studied Planning Theory. The text for the course was written by an Englishman that didn't speak American. That forced the students and professor to learn English English in addition to a number of engineering terms that added to the challenge. His application tended to be focused upon the London metropolitan highways. If he had used the Union Canal, learning would have been easier and more effective. (Or maybe you should right a book!)

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Correct a book?😁

@Mustang727L 2 жыл бұрын

..er..that should have been write. 😨

@raibeartthehairypict4696 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this one Bruce. Again lol. Thanks for the kind comments about us Glaswegians. Not sure about your theory on it though. You maybe have something in the Highlanders coming down. Although the first thing I think of, when I think of the history of my local canal. "the Fourth & Clyde" Was the improvised bomb, that was found on our wee local aqueduct over Possil Road. (Near Cowcaddens) I don't think it was laid by any Heilanders though. If you get me.

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

😂

@channel9r 2 жыл бұрын

Splendid video. And splendid take on the early Scottish canal history. Contour canals though were nothing new. The Aberdeenshire Canal followed the same engineering principles - @ least as far as the outskirts of Aberdeen. There were no canal locks on the fourteen mile stretch between Inverurie and Bucksburn, then things got difficult and to reach Aberdeen Harbour (a distance of three miles) required seventeen locks plus an extra four hours on what had been a three-hour journey to the city boundaries. The main exports were granite and crops. Main imports were ‘night soil’ for use on the fields. That would be a euphemism for human sh*t. Eventually the canal was taken over by the railways who drained it and demolished several dozen Pictish relics in the process. There’s a full write up on the Aberdeen Canal in my book ‘The Little History of Aberdeenshire’.

@okiejammer2736 2 жыл бұрын

WOW. So very interesting. Thanks!

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@TadeuszCantwell 2 жыл бұрын

Breeding pairs of shopping trolleys, they are a versatile species surviving in many environments...

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

😜

@tamebush8285 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting video, thanks! Also, that person running faster than you were traveling at the 5:35 mark was very impressive!

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

😂 It's a leisurely pace on the canal

@dalespencer803 2 жыл бұрын

We missed that on our trip. We did to visit the Kelpies. Wonderful visit.

@richardland5563 2 жыл бұрын

Glasgow has always been my favourite although I worked in Edinburgh.... I think what it is about Glasgow is it kept its identity where Edinburgh’s created its own identity internationally but lost something in doing that....

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

True

@missachurch5998 2 жыл бұрын

My daughter and I want to have our first family vacation in Sclotland!! You are so informative that we are putting most of your "Places to Visit" on our agenda!! I absoultely LOVE you for your channel and guidance!! Thank you, from Southern California!!

@TadeuszCantwell 2 жыл бұрын

Canal history, great!!!

@toadscrote123321 Жыл бұрын

Great walks along there. We're lucky enough to live right near the canal at Maddiston. Love going walks in either direction from here in the summer.

@ingaborlowski1536 2 жыл бұрын

Most interesting video. I’m gonna need another trip to Scotland, or two, or three, or….just to check off my boxes of things I want to do, including the canal. Oh hell. Can’t I just move there instead??!! 🤭🤔🥰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤣🤣

@amandabowman00aa 2 жыл бұрын

Found out my 4th generation American mother had 97% eastern Scottish ancestry, 2% northumberland area English ancestry and 1% Belgium ancestry. Even before we knew these results, it was pretty common knowledge my family immigrated from the UK, we were just unaware of what part and I've always been interested in Scottish, English, Welsh, Cornish and Irish history. I absolutely love this channel! Great story telling and fun commentation. Lol forward to the next video!

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Brill

@insertuselessname 2 жыл бұрын

Bruce finally made it to my birth place, many a time as a child I'd walk from grannies in Camelon by what was called 3 Bridges till in 50s one collapsed. Up at the back of the park and go up and down walking that canal from were they build the Falkirk wheel, in my day late 70s - 80s that canal had trolleys, bike frames and rubbish in it you could not take a canal boat up it, but they cleaned it up now cause of the wheel which is a good thing. I hope your going up to big remains of Roman fort which is close to wheel, cause when we was young you had a choice go under the bridge that under that part of canal, which I think is were they used to hide the stolen bodies ( someone mentioned it in comments). Take a chance the train not coming and it's a long train tunnel or walk down to Camalon high St and cross over which is time consuming. That's another good reason they build the wheel they put walk bridge over the park canal, the kids there don't know how lucky they are not to have to do the train tunnel route. Am glad I found your channel a year & half ago you always have wealth knowledge ( done your homework). By the way you going get to do one vid on Scotland most famous drink?. And am not talking Whisky ( no good for the Scott's always fighting on that tippel ). Am on about the Bru, the Barr's Iron Bru from girders and there many flavours any time soon?. Cause you know were its origins lays?. Yep Falkirk I kid you not, can't wait 4 your next up load got feeling might be about Roman fort. P.S make sure you go to local pub the Roman bar for a wee dram down in Camalon, but dont get to drunk, you might end up in Sheriff court next door, next day 😅🤣🤣.

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

My first house was in Tamfourhill

@dougiem1 2 жыл бұрын

On a time penalty contract the Design engineers couldn’t get the Wheel to work they had a crisis meeting at one of the engineers houses The problem was solved by the young daughter of one of them who demonstrated how With Lego

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@dougiem1 2 жыл бұрын

@@ScotlandHistoryTours 100% true I had it confirmed by one of the main Architects Mon the girls

@racheltaylor6578 2 жыл бұрын

@@dougiem1 I never knew that.Great story.

@russellbeveridge9297 2 жыл бұрын

That was Tony kettles who designed it .they found a fault in the design about the steel risers at the start and he sorted it by watching his daughter playing with lego lol

@cuttinaboot 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video man this is right up my street I've been very into canals recently just got home from Manchester and while there i was talking to a south African bloke for ages about what its like living onboard and spent hours reading the plaques and boards full of historical information. Ps the canals in glasgow are an amazing place to stop in the summer for picnic and a cheeky can (take your rubbish with ye tho) .

@ggbbcc22 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed your tours for some time, now finally making it back to Scotland. Looking forward to finding my African roots in the Boyd Clan.

@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын

Ah thanks so much, and great to have your support

@punklockets1563 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in Clydebank where we had the Singers Sewing Machine factory. In the late sixties (yes, I'm afraid I remember that far back) there was a huge population of goldfish in the F&C from Kilbowie Rd at Clydebank all the way to Bowling. The old Singer sewing machine factory pumped hot water into the canal there (it was about 30 degrees warmer than the surrounding stretch - I can remember seeing solid ice on one side of the road, and steam rising off the canal on the other) and somebody dumped a pond full of goldfish in, which bred like wildfire. It was pretty choked with weed, but we used to drag holes in it and catch little Goldies by the dozen on single maggot. Some of us made a lot of pocket money selling them to pet shops. Lots of pike anglers used to take them away as livebaits as well. In time, they grew a bit bigger and although I never caught one over a pound, I heard of plenty about that size. many of the second and subsequent generations reverted to bronze colouration and looked very like crucians. The Singer factory closed about 1970 and the goldfish more or less died out in the next few years. The last one I caught was sbout 1978, and I imagine any remaining stock will have been wiped out when that stretch was drained for the Millennium Link work in the late nineties.

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Ah that started funny and ended sad😥

@thecelticprince4949 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like a beaut journey. Thanks for showing Scotland's beauty.

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

It really is!

@DJJinxC2006 2 жыл бұрын

Another great vlog mate, oh and enjoy your brew.

@srice6231 2 жыл бұрын

What fun history to learn about!

@iainpaton1865 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting video friend thank you and please keep the great videos coming from Scotland

@jamesquinn7492 2 жыл бұрын

Great bit of history and nostalgia, keep it up Bruce 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@elizabethghent194 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this video, thank you Bruce. I have family living in West Lothian, used to live there myself and have visited the Falkirk wheel a few times. Now in Canada, enjoying all your videos.

@greyarea3804 2 жыл бұрын

much respect to you my brother

@highlanddrummer3256 Жыл бұрын

Amazing story Bruce. Always look forward to your videos. I’ve visited both Glasgow and Edinburgh. Love both cities. I liked Old Town in Edinburgh. Walking the Royal Mile and learning about the history of Edinburgh Castle. I really liked Glasgow and not just because I’m Canadian and they had a Tim Hortons there😂. I loved the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and that whole side of Glasgow on that side of the river. I also really enjoyed walking Buchanan Street and seeing all the 19th-century Victorian architecture.

@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын

Yes, Kelvigrove my favourite in Glasgow too

@colinstobbart599 2 жыл бұрын

Having done the trip Falkirk to Edinburgh about 13 years ago on a narrowboat I now live on one and have done for more that 4 years and love it.

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent

@janetmackinnon3411 2 жыл бұрын

Always good content---thank you again.

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@snowman3630 2 жыл бұрын

A GREAT WALK OR FLOAT THROUGH HISTORY BRUCE AND AMAZING CANAL SYSTEM AND ENGINEERING TOO TAKE CARE BROTHER 🤘🤘

@iainmaitland151 2 жыл бұрын

A video about my home town! Thanks Bruce

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@buckieloon 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Bruce, good to see West Lothian being promoted like this. We live in Winchburgh so the Union Canal path is a regular walk good to see the Boat trip from Linlithgow, something we’ll try this summer. Best as aye ! 😎

@marcmacaghobhainn3815 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Bruce. Falkirk Tunnel and the laughin greeting bridge would be a great follow up.

@peterkelly1665 2 жыл бұрын

lovely way to see the country And the wheel is a marvelous bit of engineering

@steveshetterjr.6976 2 жыл бұрын

love your content my friend. I will have to set a week aside to watch them all.

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Guid lad

@kerryhuawei3576 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy watching and listening to your Tours and will definitely be in touch on my next trip from Germany.

@albee_fuqtifanno8595 2 жыл бұрын

At the Falkirk wheel we have many German holiday makers who hire narrowboats that they take to Edinburgh then back and down to the Kelpies.. One of my workmates is of German decent.

@barbaralavoie1045 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting vlog, Bruce. Thank you .🤗

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure

@seaba56 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this Bruce. I regularly walk the route of the old Ballochney railway and the monkland canal. I looked on old maps and saw the Slamannan Railway but didn’t realise it was to link passenger to the union canal.

@kirkmorrison6131 2 жыл бұрын

Great story, I enjoyed it very much

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Delighted

@marksadventures3889 2 жыл бұрын

A Brucie Bonus! Always good to see you pop up on notifications.

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

😜

@bill3117 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Thank you. I just returned from Scotland. The history of Scotland is so interesting!!! Wish I would have taken a canal trip, instead of just looking at one :)

@lochmoigh1 2 жыл бұрын

Got to ride the wheel. Very interesting

@wrenlark Жыл бұрын

I want to just listen to Bruce and Robert Carlyle just talking at each other for a couple hours.

@GraemeCampbellMusic 2 жыл бұрын

I walk along the canal at Linlithgw a lot, one of my favoutite places. The boat trips are great too. We took the in-laws on one a few years ago and the guys really know their stuff, (free biscuits too) highly recommended.

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Wohooo... free biscuits

@iksanderrr 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I ran the entire length from Glasgow Riverside Museum all the way through to Edinburgh when i ran the Glasgow to Edinburgh ultramarathon last year. Quite an iconic route.

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Ooooft

@vallarygroda5699 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love watching your channel & am addicted! Me & my brother have studied our genealogy this past few years and have learned about our lline of Scottish ancestry following all the way to on both parents sides Stewart ,Campbell,Graham following it down to Somerled MacGillebride . I also saw a bit of English here & there of course lol & a small dash of Chickasaw American Indian . I’d love to visit there someday !♥️

@ScotlandHistoryTours 2 жыл бұрын

Make it happen😁