Old travel Blog photograph of people walking by the Union Canal at Polmont near Falkirk, Scotland. The name Polmont derives from the Scottish Gaelic term Poll-Mhonadh, which translates into English as Pool of the Moor. Old Polmont, situated on a raised beach overlooking the Firth of Forth and the Ochils, which was an important fort on the Roman Antonine Wall. This fort, embankment and water source has been marked out and can be visited in Polmont Woods, close to the M9 motorway. The Union Canal runs adjacent to the village. The Union Canal is a canal running from Falkirk to Edinburgh, constructed to bring minerals, especially coal, to the capital. It was opened in 1822 and was initially successful, but the construction of railways, particularly the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, opened in 1842, diminished its value as a transport medium. It fell into slow commercial decline and was closed to commercial traffic in 1933. It was officially closed in 1965. The canal is now used for recreation by canoeists at the Forth Canoe Club and rowers from schools and universities, e.g. St Andrew Boat Club, George Heriots School Rowing Club and George Watsons College Rowing Club. The Edinburgh Canal Society, the Bridge 1940 Canal Society and Linlithgow Union Canal Society promote general use of the canal.
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