Burke and Hare

Or more accurately the 630m Falkirk Tunnel, an exciting part of the Falkirk to Linlithgow canal walk. During the construction of the tunnel Burke and Hare relocated from Ireland to Scotland in a bid to be involved in the tunnels creation. The canal was also used by doctors to smuggle the corpses of patients to Edinburgh University, with the bodies being hidden in containers labelled as industrial chemicals. I was glad to have the company of A and P, it would have felt a bit eerie on my own.
The Avon Aqueduct was fun too, 26m high and 12 arches.
We were in Linlithgow just after lunch with plenty of time to explore this fascinating town best known for its Palace, current closed, the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots – the extra.