The 'New' Leven Cut
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The 'New' Leven Cut by Calum McRoberts as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image: © Calum McRoberts Taken: 16 Nov 2008
Work on the 32 foot-wide cut began on 1st July 1828 and the first release of water from Loch Leven took place on 25th December 1831. The project was supposed to take no longer than one year - some things never change.....