The lade at Dalquhurn

Introduction

The photograph on this page of The lade at Dalquhurn by Lairich Rig as part of the Geograph project.

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The lade at Dalquhurn

Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 3 Dec 2008

The intake of the lade is shown here: Image (that photo was taken only a few metres away from this one, and parts of the same metal bridge are visible in both images, and in Image). The lade was created for the dyeing industry that used to flourish in this area; specifically, it was built for Dalquhurn Dye Works. In this photograph, the direction of flow is away from the photographer's position. As the most notable such feature in the area, it is simply referred to locally as "the Lade". This part of the lade has always been exposed to view. However, at the time this photo was taken, another section that had long been covered had only recently been exposed as a result of demolition work: Image It is being kept open as a feature of the housing development at that site; see Image

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