The Galloway Hydro Scheme: Part Three Clatteringshaws Dam and The Glenlee Tunnel

Clatteringshaws Dam is the largest dam on the Galloway Hydro Scheme. It feeds Glenlee Power Station via the Glenlee Tunnel, which was cut through the hard rock of the Galloway landscape in the most dangerous, and expensive, construction of the entire scheme.
Sources:
Tunnel and Dam by George Hill : dumgal.inforli...
An architectural re-assesment of the Galloway hydro-electric development 1998.
Twiname, Alistair.:
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Dalry Reminiscences
Edited by Hilda MacAdam
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The Galloway Highlands by Dane Love
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maps.nls.uk/vi... - old route of Black Water of Dee
www.bbc.co.uk/... - BBC article on the Hydro Scheme
en.m.wikipedia... - wiki on Steam Cranes
canmore.org.uk... - Canmore on the Glenlee Tunnel
en.wikipedia.o... - wiki on John Charteris
Many thanks to Galloway Then and Now for their filming and editing assistance and Dumfries and Galloway Libraries for the books and support.
Intro/outro maps from Google Earth
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[@TheBearAndHer]

A fascinating story and an enthralling and well researched lecture on this particular part of our industrial history. Thank you.

[@gallowayretold6124]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching 🙏

[@douglaslockhart1617]

My grandfather was one of the workers