Carron works lade
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Carron works lade
Image: © Robert Murray Taken: 11 Jun 2015
Constructed in 1761 to supply the Carron Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carron_Company with water drawn from the river upstream below Larbert kirk. See Image When the weir was breached the lade gradually silted up.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.015552
Longitude
-3.8219