Elderslie
Dam (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Elderslie
Classification Dam (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 283997
Site Number NS46SW 294
NGR NS 4455 6182
NGR Description 4455 6182 to 4461 6183
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/283997
- Council Renfrewshire
- Parish Paisley (Renfrew)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Renfrew
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS46SW 294 NS 4455 6182
Ongoing survey of water-related features on Old Patrick Water. Natural falls augmented by masonry Dam No 2, c 5m high at NS 4455 6182, and Dam No 3, 2m high at NS 4461 6183. On N bank below Dam No 2, surviving iron waterwheel, c 4m diameter, fed by pipe from dam. Site of Glenpatrick Distillery, c 1820-95; no trace of buildings, now private garden.
S Nisbet and G McCrae 2005