Canal Tunnel, Union Canal, Falkirk is a Grade B listed building in the Falkirk local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 25 October 1972. Tunnel.

Canal Tunnel, Union Canal, Falkirk

WRENN ID
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Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Falkirk
Constituency
Falkirk MP: Euan Stainbank (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
25 October 1972
Type
Tunnel
OS grid reference
NS 882 787
Coordinates
55.98856, -3.79297
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Canal Tunnel on the Union Canal in Falkirk was built by Hugh Baird between 1818 and 1822. It is a rock-cut tunnel that measures 700 yards long, with sections faced in masonry and brickwork. At each end, there is a simple arch set into concave retaining walls made of rough ashlar.

Local climate

Canal Tunnel, Union Canal, Falkirk sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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