Monument record MHG40174 - Sluice gate, Invergarry saw mill
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NH 3164 0111 (point) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH30SW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KILMONIVAIG |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Thumbnail - Standing in the lade looking upstream at the remains of the sluice.
19th c. estate construction, light industrial. Not restored or listed.
Stone built weir, sluice walls, and one wall of lade. The sluice was constructed out of timber, which was raised and lowered on cast iron gearing, between vertical timber beams. Gears and both racks remain, collapsed on well rotted timbers. Some 200m of lead remains in good order, part filled channel. Fishers path runs atop the lade wall. Path continues beyond 200m, with the line of lade barely visible - filled in when A82 was widened. All traces of lade ceases at 350m, where power station out-fall is reached.
See assoc. docs. File.
J Aitken : 24/01/01.
The sluice gate at the western end of the mill lade was photographed and drawn by Hector Rogers in April 2009. Further photos taken in March 2009 were contributed by Hector Rogers in October 2011.<1><2>
The plans and photographs submitted by Hector Rogers were a part of an honours dissertation undertaken in 2009. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG24650 Image/Photograph(s): Rogers, H M. 2009. Photographs of Invergarry saw mill and sluice. Colour. Yes. Digital.
- <2> SHG24649 Image/Drawing/Plan: Rogers, H M. 2009. Plans of Invergarry water-powered saw mill and sluice. Yes. Digital.
- <3> SHG25963 Text/Report: Rogers, H. 2009. Clutching at Straws: the structural and archaeological imprint of the Glengarry chiefs attempts to retain control of their estate.. Unaffiliated. Yes.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Feb 10 2014 11:06AM
