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Knowle Burn (Dumbarton Harbour Outfall)

Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire.

NGR:	NS 39901 75140
WGS84:	55.94256, -4.56503
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	Not recorded
Geology:	Not recorded
Tags:	Tunnel, ManMade
Registry:	second

Modern reinforced concrete culvert outfall on the line of the Knowle Burn in northwest corner of Dumbarton Harbour.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: The tidal harbour at Dumbarton was excavated along the east bank of the Knowle Burn (on part of the site of the Dock Ship Building Yard). This effectively reversed the construction of the Dock Ship Building Yard which had been constructed on land reclaimed from the flood plan of the wider tidal mouth of the Knowle Burn.

See also Knowle Burn (Old Outfall).

Hydrographic Feeds: Knowle Burn

Hydrographic Resurgences: River Leven

Links and Resources:

Pastmap, OS 10 k background mapping.
Ross, Charles, 1777, A map of the shire of Dumbarton, inset plan of Dumbarton shows the Road to Glasgow crossing a wide tidal delta.

This entry was last updated: 2025-11-11 13:13:52

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