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Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal

canal in Scotland, running from Falkirk to Edinburgh
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Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal

Summary

Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal is a canal[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of canal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (639 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal is located in West Lothian[3].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal is located in Falkirk[4].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal is located in City of Edinburgh[5].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's instance of is recorded as canal[7].
  • The location of Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal was Edinburgh[8].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's Commons category is recorded as Union Canal, Scotland[9].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal comprises Union Canal, Fountainbridge to River Almond[10].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal comprises Almond Aqueduct[11].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.00050000188027, 'lon': -3.842145988435627}[12].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.942654923503916, 'lon': -3.2081238318618683}[13].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's date of official opening is recorded as 1822[14].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's historic county is recorded as Midlothian[15].

Body

Geography

Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal is in the country of United Kingdom[6]. Located in include West Lothian[3], a council area[16], in United Kingdom[17]; Falkirk[4], a council area[18], in United Kingdom[19]; and City of Edinburgh[5], a council area[20], in United Kingdom[21].

Designation and Status

Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's instance of is recorded as canal[7].

Why It Matters

Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal ranks in the top 10% of canal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (639 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Chalmd · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → West Lothian, Falkirk, City of Edinburgh
    Has parts → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 56.00050000188027, 'lon': -3.842145988435627}, {'lat': 55.942654923503916, 'lon': -3.2081238318618683}
    Located in → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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