• Zachariah@lemmy.world
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    In no particular order:

    1. Cox’s Stack

    Scotland’s tallest surviving industrial chimney

    1. Brig O’Doon

    15th-century stone arch bridge that spans the River Doon near Alloway, Ayrshire.

    1. Forth Bridge

    Opened in 1890 … Spanning the Firth of Forth … cantilever design, the bridge stretches over 2.5km and was the first major structure in Britain to be built entirely of steel

    1. Forth Road Bridge

    Opened in 1964, the Forth Road Bridge connects Edinburgh and Fife across the Firth of Forth.

    At the time, it was one of the longest suspension bridges in the world – with a main span of over 1,000 metres and a total length of 2.5km.

    1. Queensferry Crossing

    Opened in 2017, the Queensferry Crossing is the longest three-tower cable-stayed bridge in the world.

    1. Glenfinnan Viaduct

    Completed in 1898, the Glenfinnan Viaduct … Victorian engineering and the longest concrete railway bridge in Scotland.

    Stretching 416 yards across 21 arches and rising 100 feet above the River Finnan, it was the first large-scale concrete viaduct built in Britain.

    1. Falkirk Wheel

    Opened in 2002, the Falkirk Wheel is the world’s only fully rotating boat lift.

    When a boat enters one gondola, an equal weight of water spills out into the canal, ensuring that both gondolas, one with a boat and one with just water, always weigh the same.

    1. V&A Dundee

    Opened in 2018, the V&A Dundee is Scotland’s first design museum