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Glenlee Power Station, Penstocks
Penstocks (20th Century)
Site Name Glenlee Power Station, Penstocks
Classification Penstocks (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Galloway Hydro-electric Scheme; Glenlee Tunnel; Black Bank Wood
Canmore ID 275884
Site Number NX68SW 68.01
NGR NX 60559 80543
NGR Description NX 60550 80504 to NX 60599 80543
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/275884
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kells
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX68SW 68.01 60287 80264 to 60599 80543
Pipe Line [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1982.
Glenlee pipe line foundations: contractor, A M Carmichael.
Glenlee pipe line (steel): contractor, Sir Wm. Arrol and Co., Ltd.
Anon. 1934 ['Galloway Water Power Scheme'].
Publication Account (1934)
Glenlee pipe line foundations: contractor, A M Carmichael.
Glenlee pipe line (steel): contractor, Sir Wm. Arrol and Co., Ltd.
Anon. 1934 ['Galloway Water Power Scheme'].
Field Visit (2010)
The water is split into two within the Glenlee tunnel (NX57NE 37.00). The two pipes are then referred to as the penstocks. The water is then conducted down the two pipes and into the turbines within the Power Station (NX68SW 68.00). During construction of the tunnel advanced techniques were used, including a rolling platform during the pouring of the sections and the mixing of the concrete in the tunnel.
