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Gryfe Reservoir No. 1

Reservoir (19th Century)

Site Name Gryfe Reservoir No. 1

Classification Reservoir (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Greenock Waterworks; Gryfe Reservoir Number 1; Upper Gryfe Reservoir; Gryfe Water

Canmore ID 202200

Site Number NS27SE 110

NGR NS 27423 71965

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/202200

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Inverclyde
  • Parish Greenock
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Inverclyde
  • Former County Renfrewshire

Archaeology Notes

NS27SE 110.00 27423 71965

Not to be confused with Gryfe Reservoir No. 2, for which see NS27SE 111.00.

NS27SE 110.01 NS 28569 71520 Dam

Gryfe Reservoir No 1

Top water level 186m above Newlyn datum [NAT]

OS 1:10,000 map, 1986.

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