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Major repairs to historic Scottish aqueduct will keep canal closed for a year

One of Scotland's major canals will remain closed for more than a year because of the scale of repairs required to fix a significant leak in a historic aqueduct

Major repairs to historic Scottish aqueduct will keep canal closed for a year

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One of Scotland's major canals will remain closed for more than a year because of the scale of repairs required to fix a significant leak in a historic aqueduct

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One of Scotland's major canals will remain closed for more than a year because of the scale of repairs required to fix a significant leak in a historic aqueduct

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