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Falkirk Wheel

rotating boat lift in Scotland
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Falkirk Wheel

Summary

Falkirk Wheel is a boat lift[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Falkirk Wheel is located in Falkirk[3].
  • Falkirk Wheel is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Falkirk Wheel's instance of is recorded as boat lift[5].
  • Falkirk Wheel's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[6].
  • Falkirk is named after Falkirk Wheel[7].
  • Falkirk Wheel is made of steel[8].
  • Falkirk Wheel is part of Millennium Link[9].
  • Falkirk Wheel's Commons category is recorded as Falkirk Wheel[10].
  • Falkirk Wheel's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.000277777778, 'lon': -3.8416666666667}[11].
  • Falkirk Wheel's official website is recorded as http://www.thefalkirkwheel.co.uk/[12].
  • Falkirk Wheel's date of official opening is recorded as May 24, 2002[13].
  • Falkirk Wheel's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Falkirk Wheel'}[14].
  • Falkirk Wheel's connects with is recorded as Forth and Clyde Canal[15].
  • Falkirk Wheel's connects with is recorded as Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal[16].
  • Falkirk Wheel's historic county is recorded as Stirlingshire[17].

Body

Geography

Falkirk Wheel is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Falkirk[3]. It is part of Millennium Link[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include boat lift[5] and tourist attraction[6].

History and Context

Falkirk is named after Falkirk Wheel[7].

Why It Matters

Falkirk Wheel has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . educationscotland.gov.uk. educationscotland.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Named after → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Falkirk
    Instance of → boat lift, tourist attraction
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39782|batch #39782]]: Move Q570116 from P31 -> P1552"
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