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Glasgow Corporation Waterworks, Mugdock Reservoir, Gates
Gate(S) (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Glasgow Corporation Waterworks, Mugdock Reservoir, Gates
Classification Gate(S) (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Milngavie Water Treatment Works
Canmore ID 292281
Site Number NS57NE 63.31
NGR NS 5554 7634
NGR Description and NS 56832 75729
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/292281
- Council East Dunbartonshire
- Parish New Kilpatrick (Bearsden And Milngavie)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Bearsden And Milngavie
- Former County Dunbartonshire
NS57NE 63.31 5554 7634
These gates with distinctive design are common around both reservoirs allowing pedestrian or vehicular access from outwith the Mugdock and Craigmaddie Reservoir site. There are other examples at NS 56832 75729 (NS57NE 63.32). These gates area also replicated at the entrance to the new Barrachan water treatment works.
Infomation from Jelle Muylle, engineer carrying out survey of sites and structures of the Glasgow Corporation Loch Katrine Waterworks scheme for RCAHMS, Historic Scotland funded, December 2007.
Project (8 January 2018 - 9 January 2018)
An archaeological desk-based assessment of the proposed route for a water pipeline. The assessment comprised a walkover survey of the route combined with a map regression exercise and on-line searches of the National Record of the Historic Environment and the Stirling Council Historic Environment Record. The East Dunbartonshire Historic Environment Record is not available on-line.
Information from C Shaw - Guard Archaeology Ltd
OASIS ID: guardarc1-307462
