2013

NS2374 : The Greenock Cut

taken 11 years ago, near to Braeside, Inverclyde, Scotland

This is 1 of 5 images, with title The Greenock Cut in this square
The Greenock Cut
The Greenock Cut
One of the many stone bridges which cross the cut. Ben Lomond is in the distance. See my Geograph article for detail of the cut Link .
Greenock Cut

The Greenock Cut is an aqueduct built in the 19th century to convey water from the reservoir of Loch Thom to Greenock, for drinking water and for powering local industries. The Cut opened in 1827 and its engineer was Robert Thom. In 1845 it was supplemented by another aqueduct, the Kelly Cut, which linked Kelly Reservoir to the start of the Greenock Cut. The Cut was superseded by a tunnel in 1971 and is now a designated Ancient Monument. For more background and photographs please see the article by Thomas Nugent
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The Cut lies within the Clydemuirshiel Regional Park: please see LinkExternal link


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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bridge [14] · Geograph Article for detail of the Cut [8] Title Clusters: · The Greenock Cut [5] ·
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NS2374, 273 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Thomas Nugent   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 2 June, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 8 June, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 2385 7405 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:55.6297N 4:49.2594W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 2384 7396
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