Desk Based Assessment
Date 7 July 2017
Event ID 1024939
Category Recording
Type Desk Based Assessment
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1024939
The Blantyre Mills weir was part of the water management system built to ensure a head of water to power to the Blantyre cotton spinning mills (NS65NE 42), founded in 1785. It is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 25-inch map (Lanark 1864, Sheet XI.11) and, in association with sluices, controlled the flow of water to the mill lade on the west bank of the River Clyde. The weir, which originally measured about 100m in length, is still in use today, a small hydroelectric plant (NS65NE 69) having been built over its W end in 1995.
Information from HES Survey and Recording (AMcC) 7 July 2017.
