Culvert under the old railway line

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Culvert under the old railway line

Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 22 Dec 2020

Looking at old maps, the large culvert just to the west of the Chestnut Walk bridge over the Glazert Water appears to have been to allow water from an old lade to enter the river. The lade led to the Campsie Alum Works just south of the railway.

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.96918
Longitude
-4.196773