Gorbals Water Works, Littleton Reservoir, Flood Water Course Outlet
Reservoir (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Gorbals Water Works, Littleton Reservoir, Flood Water Course Outlet
Classification Reservoir (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Barrhead Reservoirs; Balgray Reservoir Complex
Canmore ID 291934
Site Number NS55NW 146.29
NGR NS 52210 57770
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/291934
- Council East Renfrewshire
- Parish Neilston (Renfrew)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Renfrew
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS55NW 146.29 52210 57770
See NS55NW 146.00 for history and description of Gorbals Gravitational Waterworks
This outlet was first constructed in 1865. It has concrete foundations with stepped square dressed freestone pitching and allows excess water to drain from the reservoir into the Flood Water Course and into the Brock Burn flowing N.
Infomation from Jelle Muylle, engineer carrying out survey of sites and structures of Gorbals Waterworks for RCAHMS, Historic Scotland funded, December 2007.
