Hillend Reservoir

Location type

Water

Name and dates

Hillend Reservoir

Opened on the Lochs, and lakes, water.

Description

Owned by the Caledonian Railway by their ownership of the Forth and Clyde Canal.

Tags

Reservoir

Chronology Dates

  /  /1799Forth and Clyde Canal
Hillend Reservoir built for water supply, thought to be the largest reservoir in the world at the time.
  /  /1843Forth and Clyde Canal
Authorisation to enlarge Hillend Reservoir.