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Carts Burn (Upper) Culvert [upstream entrance] Carts Burn (upper) Culvert [storm overflow] Carts Burn (upper) Culvert [Laundry Inlet] Carts Burt (upper) Culvert [Laundry Outfall] Craigieknowe Burn Culvert [Kilmacolm Road Inlet] Craigieknowe Burn Culvert [Kilmacolm Road Outfall] Carts Burn (Upper) Culvert [Glenbrae Road Outfall] Craigieknowe Burn Culvert [Aberfolye Road Inlet] Craigieknowe Burn Culvert [Blairmore Road Outfall] Cartsburn Tunnel (North) [E Entrance] Cartsburn Tunnel South [W Entrance] Cartsburn Tunnel (North) [W Entrance] Carts Burn (Upper) Culvert [downstream entrance] Cartsburn Tunnel (South) [E Entrance] Balwhirley Tunnel South [E Entrance] Balwhirley Tunnel South [W Entrance] Balwhirley Tunnel North [E Entrance] Balwhirley Tunnel North [W Entrance] Craigieknowe Burn Culvert [Burnhead Street Inlet] Carts Burn (Middle) Culvert [upstream entrance]
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Cartsdyke, Greenock, Renfrewshire.
| NGR: | NS 28743 74785 |
| WGS84: | 55.93553, -4.74324 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | Not recorded |
| Geology: | Not recorded |
| Tags: | Tunnel, ManMade, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Easternmost outfall of the Shaws Water Aqueduct (originally designed by James Watt?) taking water from reservoirs above Greenock to feed Shaws Mill at Drumfrochar Road and other mills downstream . The feeder for the flint mill was tapped off the main aqueduct near Cornhaddock Farm and ran east along the contours to the dam on the Carts Burn at Auchmugton (sic Auchmountain).
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Hydrographic Feeds: Shaws Water Aqueduct
Hydrographic Resurgences: Carts Burn
This entry was last updated: 2026-01-12 13:25:26
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