Field Visit
Date 2010
Event ID 881898
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/881898
This closed concrete aqueduct carries water from the Blackwater Dam outlet downhill to the penstock inlets. It is a closed U section waterway made from concrete. It is predominantly on or just under the ground, although in some sections it is bourn on an arcade of concrete arches across small streams. This is a significant linear feature with some subterranean sections. It is functionally linked to the scheme. The arched sections which convey the aqueduct across uneven sections of ground are of technical interest as early examples of the use of reinforced concrete. P L Payne, 1988; E Wood, 2002; Concrete and Constructional Engineering IV, 1909; Alcan, n.d., The Lochaber Water Power Scheme.