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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 703028
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/703028
NS55NW 146.17 52264 57883
See NS55NW 146.00 for history and description of Gorbals Gravitational Waterworks
This masonry draw-off tower has openings at various heights. This allows the inflow of water from the reservoirs into the two 24-inch cast-iron pipes which are embedded in the main embankment. The structure houses valves and control apparatus. There is a footbridge connecting it to the bank of the reservoir. The tower was in a state of disrepair on the date of visit (3 December 2007).
Infomation from Jelle Muylle, engineer carrying out survey of sites and structures of Gorbals Waterworks for RCAHMS, Historic Scotland funded, December 2007.
