Sluice gate
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Sluice gate by David Baird as part of the Geograph project.
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Sluice gate
Image: © David Baird Taken: 5 Sep 2007
This sluice controlled water flow from the weir at the Auld Weel to the Waulk Mill (a fulling mill where cloth was treated to thicken and felt it). It looks in good working order, presumably to control the height of water in the weir.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.908571
Longitude
-4.603687