Archaeology Notes

Event ID 699948

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NS54NE 131.01 55575 49429

The location assigned to this record defines the centre of the dam. The 1992 edition of the OS 1:10,000 map indicates that it extends from NS c. 55494 49454 to NS c. 55651 49405. The map depicts a possible inlet tower (at NS 55500 49429) and a possible surge tower (at NS 55534 49489).

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 28 December 2005.

The modern dam replaced an older dam, which was situated around 100m to the S. The first dam, marked on the OS 1st edition map, is now under the water level of the present reservoir. The reservoir today covers 129 acres and has a capacity of 1,632,690 cubic metres. Work on the dam was possibly carried out in 1939. At NS 5555 4944 there is a dam tunnel, on the NE side of the dam. It contains a sluice and pipe that drew off water to supply the nearby farm lands. It was built in 1939 and originally had a clock gauge to monitor the water being extracted. This is no longer present.

S Hunter, R Hunter 2005