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
TypeReservoirBasin countriesScotland, United KingdomBuiltLate 18th centurySurface area180,200 square metres (1,940,000 sq ft)Water volume3.9 million cubic metres (3,200 acre⋅ft)Surface elevation11 metres (36 ft)

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kirk Dam: Overview". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Bute, Rothesay, Kirk Dam". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  • "Argyll and Bute Council Reservoirs Act 1975 Public Register"
  • Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909


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