2019

NS3778 : Flying field at Carman

taken 8 years ago, near to Renton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Flying field at Carman
Flying field at Carman
This is a distant view of the flying field for model aeroplanes that is at the foot of Carman Hill. Carman Reservoir is behind it, on the other side of a road. Compare NS3778 : Carman Reservoir frozen over, in which wintry conditions highlight the surface of the flying field.

For closer views, see NS3778 : Flying field and NS3778 : Flying field. The present view is from the boulders that are shown in NS3779 : View over ancient hill-fort; the slopes of Carman Hill are therefore in the foreground.

Part of the River Leven can be seen at the upper left; to the right (west) of that is the meadow that is shown in NS3977 : The former Pillanflatt.
Carman Reservoir

Known locally as the Dam. See Link (in a Geograph article) for further information. The reservoir, which was officially opened in 1886, is now disused; there is a trout fishery based alongside it. Carman Reservoir was created by damming and enlarging an existing Carman Loch, which was itself artificial: the loch had been created in connection with the nearby Millburn Works; it was also occasionally used for curling.


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Geographical Context: Sport, Leisure other tags: Flying Field Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Carman Hill Automatic Clusters: · Surface [18] · Carman Reservoir can be Seen [16] · Upper [8] · Flying [6] Other Photos: · Flying field · Flying field · Carman Reservoir · An islet in Carman Reservoir · Carman Reservoir frozen over ·
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Photographer
Lairich Rig   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 8 January, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 7 February, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 3757 7897 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:58.5691N 4:36.2773W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 3719 7945
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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