Pricing Change
New pricing for orders of material from this site will come into place shortly. Charges for supply of digital images, digitisation on demand, prints and licensing will be altered.
Upcoming Maintenance
Please be advised that this website will undergo scheduled maintenance on the following dates:
Thursday, 9 January: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday, 23 January: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday, 30 January: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
During these times, some functionality such as image purchasing may be temporarily unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Gartmorn Dam Feeder, Sluice
Sluice (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Gartmorn Dam Feeder, Sluice
Classification Sluice (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 306122
Site Number NS99SW 101
NGR NS 93192 94110
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/306122
- Council Clackmannan
- Parish Clackmannan
- Former Region Central
- Former District Clackmannan
- Former County Clackmannanshire
Publication Account (2007)
At Forest Mill, water from the river was diverted for the mill and feeder to Gartmorn Dam at a horseshoe shaped
masonry weir (NS99SE 16) some 10 ft high. Construction of the feeder along the north flank of the river valley, and requiring several rock cuts, was a considerable challenge in 1710. Sorocold set [the weir] out using a large wooden quadrant with a plummet set on a tripod. The feeder was cut soon afterwards.
R Paxton and J Shipway 2007
Reproduced from 'Civil Engineering heritage: Scotland - Lowlands and Borders' with kind permission from Thomas Telford Publishers.
Note (26 August 2010)
This sluice is depicted and named on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey 6-inch map (Clackmannanshie, 1868, sheet CXL) and forms part of the Gartmorn Feeder for the Gartmore Dam constructed in the early 18th century.
R Paxton and J Shipway, 2007.
Information from RCAHMS (MMD) 26 August 2010.
