Weir on the Allan Water

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The photograph on this page of Weir on the Allan Water by Richard Sutcliffe as part of the Geograph project.

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Weir on the Allan Water

Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 2 Jun 2022

The weir goes right under the road bridge on the left, which carries the A9, Henderson Street over the river. The weir originally held back water to feed a lade taking water to Keirfield, a bleaching and dyeing mill just to the south. The sluice on the right is in poor condition.

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Image Location

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Latitude
56.156187
Longitude
-3.951409