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Field Visit
Date 2010
Event ID 881929
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/881929
This powerhouse houses two turbines using water from Clatteringshaws Loch which is diverted through the Glenlee Tunnel (NX57NE 37.00). Glenlee was one of the major stations in phase one of the Galloway scheme. The station was designed as the control centre for the scheme, and although with some alteration and addition of computer management systems it still houses the control room for the scheme. The station is an important part of the phase I development of the Galloway power scheme. The architectural design is a striking functionalist classicism which has remained relatively unaltered to the exterior. This design scheme is common to all of the powerhouses on the Galloway scheme, with Tongland providing the most prominent example of the style. A later building to the east of the powerhouse houses office space. P L Payne, 1988; E Wood, 2002; G Hill, 1984.
