Reservoirs & lochs · Central Scotland
Gartmorn Dam
Gartmorn Dam — 1711-12 reservoir near Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK, outflows west to Brothie Burn.
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Gartmorn Dam is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1711. Part of Gartmorn Dam Country Park and Nature Reserve. Wikidata describes it as: "1711-12 reservoir near Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK, outflows west to Brothie Burn". Coordinates: 56.1285°, -3.7393°.
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Gartmorn Dam is an artificial freshwater loch north-east of Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK, built in 1711–12 as a reservoir to supply water to hydraulic machines used in Alloa's mining industry. It was commissioned by John Erskine, 23rd and 6th Earl of Mar, to designs by George Sorocold, and is one of the earliest constructed reservoirs in Scotland.
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- Coordinates
- 56.1285, -3.7393
- District
- Clackmannanshire
- Postcode
- FK10 3AU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Alloa and Grangemouth
- Established
- 1711
Sources
- wikidata: Q24643671 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gartmorn Dam (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Gartmorn Dam - geograph.org.uk - 242283.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gartmorn Dam?
- Gartmorn Dam is in Central Scotland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.1285°, -3.7393°.
- When was Gartmorn Dam built?
- Gartmorn Dam dates to 1711 — the Tudor & Stuart period.