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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loch Katrine Aqueduct | Loch Katrine Aqueduct (Glasgow Corporation Water Works) |
Revd. [Reverend] A. Niven Mr. John Fairlie Michael Robertson Esq. |
014.16 | This name applies to a recently constructed aqueduct for the conveyance of the water of Loch Katrine to Glasgow, with the view of insuring a regular and unstinted Supply to that city; the worKs consist of numerous tunnels cut through the rocKy elevations, and smaller aqueducts of masonry thrown across the various roads, rivers, railways and Streams over which it passes. Where the Soil is Soft and the excavations Shallow, a series of cast iron piping three feet in diameter has been used. The distance from Loch Katrine to Glasgow over which this worK extends is from 32 to 33 miles, its construction extended over Several years, at a vast expense, and was sufficiently far completed as to be opened by Her Majesty at Loch Katrine on the 14th October 1859. |
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Parish of Balfron
Ordnance Survey - Stirling county, OS Name Books - Stirling county - Volume 4 - Parish of Balfron, OS1/32/4
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Balfron.
Ordnance Survey - Stirling county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Stirling, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.