Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions This episode looks at one of the great engineering achievements of the Industrial Revolution, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, tests the date of an ancient gate at ...

Situated in north-eastern Wales, the 18 kilometre long Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal is a feat of civil engineering of the Industrial Revolution, completed in the early years of the 19th century.

The UK is home to over 2,000 miles of canals, but none are as breathtaking—or nerve-wracking—as the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, the highest canal aqueduct in the world. With no railing on one side ...

The UK is home to 31 of them (35 including overseas territories) with two - Ironbridge Gorge and Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - here on home turf. And marking World Heritage Day on April 18, travel ...