Aberdeen, Torry, Mearns Quay, Siphon Houses
Sewage Works (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Aberdeen, Torry, Mearns Quay, Siphon Houses
Classification Sewage Works (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Torry Quay
Canmore ID 134458
Site Number NJ90NE 46
NGR NJ 9536 0553
NGR Description NJ 9536 0553 and NJ 9537 0543
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/134458
- Council Aberdeen, City Of
- Parish Aberdeen
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District City Of Aberdeen
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ90NE 46 9536 0553 and 9537 0543
Sites recorded during a general reconnaissance in advance of a prospective archaeological field survey of uncultivated or forest ground in the Aberdeen area. Site reports will be lodged with both Aberdeen SMR and the NMRS.
NJ 9536 0553 Siphon house, sewage.
NJ 9537 0543 Siphon house, sewage.
D I Harding 1997.
Field Visit (24 April 2008)
NJ 9537 0543 Torry Valve House (NJ90NE 30), 20th century. Constructed in 1905, this is a standing structure
and still currently in use as the main valve for the siphon tunnel that carries waste water from the city to the outfall at Nigg Bay. The current condition of this feature is stable and no changes are predicted before the proposed development programme.
Cait McCullagh and John Wood (Highland Archaeology Services Ltd), 2008
