Tongland Power Station, Surge Tower
Surge Tower (20th Century)
Site Name Tongland Power Station, Surge Tower
Classification Surge Tower (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Tongland Works; Tongland Tunnel, Surge Tower, Tongland Aqueduct; River Dee; Galloway Hydro-electric Scheme
Canmore ID 276050
Site Number NX65SE 86.01
NGR NX 69540 53605
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/276050
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Tongland
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX65SE 86.01 69540 53605
For Tongland Tunnel or Aqueduct (NX 7012 5458 to NX 6951 5356), see NX75SW 43.
Tongland power station, surge tower etc: Wm. Taylor and Son (Glasgow) Ltd.
Tongland, rack cleaning machine: Blakeborough and Co. Ltd.
Anon. 1934 ['Galloway Water Power Scheme'].
This structure forms a component of Tongland Tunnel or Aqueduct (NX75SW 43), and so of the Galloway Hydro-Electric Scheme.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 17 October 2005.