Torduff Reservoir Filtering Cistern, Torduff Road is a Grade C listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 July 2006. Cistern.

Torduff Reservoir Filtering Cistern, Torduff Road

WRENN ID
steep-window-jackdaw
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
5 July 2006
Type
Cistern
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Torduff Reservoir Filtering Cistern, built around 1848, is a single-storey circular stone structure designed for filtering water. It features boxed timber eaves that overhang and a central ventilator with 16 sides, topped with a pointed finial. The exterior is made of finely pointed coursed droved ashlar, which includes a base course, a moulded eaves course, and advanced stone cills. There are four equally spaced 12-pane timber sash and case windows, which are protected by 20th-century grilles. The roof is covered with graduated slate.

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