Kirk Dam
Reservoir in Bute, Scotland
- 55°49′11″N 5°03′51″W / 55.8196°N 5.0641°W / 55.8196; -5.0641
- OS grid reference NS08426373
Kirk Dam is an impounding dam, located 1.5 kilometres south of Rothesay, and is separated by a causeway from the much larger Loch Fad to the south-west. It was built to provide water to the cotton mills of the town, and is now the habitat for a variety of marshland birds.[1] The earthfill dam is 6 metres high and records show it was constructed in the late 18th century.[2]
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- "Argyll and Bute Council Reservoirs Act 1975 Public Register"
- Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909
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