Tannoch Loch
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Tannoch Loch by Richard Sutcliffe as part of the Geograph project.
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Tannoch Loch
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 28 Mar 2016
The loch dates from 1895, when a dam was built to hold back the Tannoch Burn, and create a shallow body of water. This then provided a steady supply of water to power a small hydro-electric scheme in Milngavie. See http://www.tannochloch.co.uk/history.html
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Image Location
Latitude
55.948939
Longitude
-4.315593