Edinburgh is fortunate to have the WoL Almond, Burdiehouse and Braid Burns, but there are others such as the Wardie, Anchorfield and Murray Burns, remaining mostly as street names.
I have often wondered if any sections could be uncovered as parts of the canal were.
Probably not - as they are now integrated with the drainage system, but there are certainly places where watercourses can be improved and wetlands created.
Water is still seen by some as a ‘danger’. There were objections to reopening the canal and attempts to have Lochend Loch filled in when someone drowned in it. Fortunately his parents opposed the idea.
We all know roads/vehicles are more dangerous!
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