Weir, Rouken Glen

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Weir, Rouken Glen

Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 28 Sep 2025

Above the waterfall. The Auldhouse Burn was dammed here sometime before 1850 and the steep burn used to power industry in Thornliebank under the Crum Family who owned the land now occupied by Rouken Glen Park.

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.792089
Longitude
-4.316483