2015
NT3438 : Remains of a reservoir, Kirnie Law
taken 9 years ago, near to Walkerburn, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Remains of a reservoir, Kirnie Law
The old pumped storage reservoir which once supplied hydroelectric power to the textile mills in Walkerburn, 300m below. The second link in the description below gives particularly interesting details of its construction.
H. Ballantyne & Sons Pumped Storage Hydro-Electric Scheme
The Category B listed remains of a pioneering pumped storage hydro-electric scheme to power mills in Walkerburn in the Tweed valley stand prominent on the Kirnie Law above the village. Construction of the scheme started in 1919, being completed three years later. Further detailed information on the scheme can be found at the British Listed Buildings site Link
with some construction photographs being located at Link
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- Grid Square
- NT3438, 101 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Jim Barton (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 1 April, 2015 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 3 April, 2015
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NT 3483 3866 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:38.2265N 3:2.2081W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NT 3482 3856
- View Direction
- NORTH (about 0 degrees)
