Deugh Tunnel
Tunnel (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Deugh Tunnel
Classification Tunnel (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Deugh Tunnel; Doon-deugh Tunnel Works; Water Of Deugh; Drumjohn; Loch Doon Reservoir; Galloway Hydro-electric Scheme
Canmore ID 276242
Site Number NX59NW 46
NGR NX 52547 97517
NGR Description NX 52547 97517 to NX 54583 98366
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Carsphairn
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX59NW 46 52547 97517 to 54583 98366
For Loch Doon, Reservoir (centred NX 49 97) and associated structures, see NX49NE 20.
For (Water of Deugh) intake and dam at NX 54598 98381, see NX59NW 47.
For Loch Doon tunnel (NX 50221 97438 to NX 52150 97360) and Drumjohn pipeline (NX 52150 97360 to NX 52547 97517) to W, see NX59NW 44.00 and NX59NW 45 respectively.
The pre-existing Loch Doon was dammed and the water level raised to form a major element of stage II of the Galloway Hydro-electric Scheme. This tunnel forms part of the link between the Water of Deugh and Loch Doon, and crosses the area of the field-system NX59NW 18..
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 24 October 2005.
Gibb and Partners et al. 1937.
