Sluice mechanism

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Sluice mechanism

Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 2 Jun 2022

On the lade from the Allan Water. The sluice was used to control the flow of water to Keirfield, a former bleaching and dyeing mill just to the south.

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Image Location

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Latitude
56.155555
Longitude
-3.951538