2022

NS5575 : Draw-off tower, Craigmaddie Reservoir

taken 3 years ago, near to Mugdock, Stirling, Scotland

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Draw-off tower, Craigmaddie Reservoir
Draw-off tower, Craigmaddie Reservoir
Marked as 'Stand pipe' on earlier maps. The water used to go from here to the straining well NS5575 : Straining Well. According to Historic Environment Scotland LinkExternal link the masonry tower is '50ft high with valve openings at 3 levels below water, corbelled-out top, railings, valve mechanism inside and trussed iron footbridge connecting to embankment.' See also Canmore LinkExternal link.

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Geographical Context: Lakes, Wetland, Bog Water resources Primary Subject: Water Infrastructure Reservoir Infrastructure other tags: Reservoir Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Craigmaddie Reservoir [26] · Embankment [9] · Straining well 7061592 [3] · Stand Pipe [2] Title Clusters: · Draw-off tower, Craigmaddie Reservoir [2] ·
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NS5575, 250 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Richard Sutcliffe   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 5 January, 2022   (more nearby)
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Wednesday, 5 January, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 5597 7546 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:57.0310N 4:18.4895W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 5594 7547
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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