Arklet Tunnel [Outfall] - Scottish Cave and Mine Database Site Details

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Arklet Tunnel [Outfall]

NGR:	NN 40341 09658
WGS84:	56.25252, -4.57863
Length:	860 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	139 m
Geology:	Ben Ledi Grit Formation - psammite, semipelite
Tags:	Rising, Tunnel, ManMade, NNR
Registry:	second

Completed in 1914, part of the Glasgow Corporation Waterworks aqueduct system. "Tunnel exit: round-arched tunnel opening with prominent voussoirs set in raised and slightly advanced central section of 3-bay screen wall with crenellated parapet."

Notes: Loch Arklet operates as a reservoir supplying areas of Glasgow with drinking water.

Links and Resources:

Site 9561: Arklet Tunnel (Intake)
Historic Environment Scotland (LB50308): Stronachlachar, Loch Arklet to Loch Katrine Aqueduct Outlet, Weirs and Water Channel With Railings and Gates (Former Glasgow Corporation Water Works).
Glasgow Corporation Water-Works. (1909) Notes on the water supply of Glasgow, prepared on the occasion of the celebration of the jubilee of the Loch Katrine water-works, 14th October, 1909 Glasgow. RCAHMS Shelf Number: D.12.4.WAT.P

This entry was last updated: 2026-01-27 15:47:49

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