It was created a decade before the better known, and much larger Loch Katrine project was even started. However, both systems used gravity to help supply their water to the nearby city, and much of both systems are still in use today.

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This was part of the Gorbals Gravitational Water Company development desighed by the engineer William Gale to supply clear water to the Gorbals area of Glasgow.

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The 1840s draw-off tower at Waulkmill Glen Reservoir near Darnley to the south of Glasgow.

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💙📚On this day in 1567, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley the husband of Mary, Queen of Scots was found dead in a garden outside Kirk o' Field, in Edinburgh.
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Tonight I am reporting on a large group #hike around #Darnley Country Park in #Glasgow Southside during winter:www.visitorsguidetoscotland.com/2025/12/darnley-country-...

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Portrait of #MatthewStewart (1516-1571), Earl of Lennox who was #BornOnThisDay
16th Century
Hardwick Hall
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