Sluice House And Fish Ladder, Reservoir, Loch Venachar is a Grade A listed building in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Dam. 2 related planning applications.
Sluice House And Fish Ladder, Reservoir, Loch Venachar
- WRENN ID
- tangled-string-larch
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 October 1971
- Type
- Dam
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Loch Lomond And Trossachs National Park Planning Authority
John F Bateman (engineer), circa 1857. Low-lying masonry dam surmounted by fine 9-bay Classical sluice house; fish ladder extending to E; over-spill weir to adjoining to S with separate channel. Predominantly sandstone ashlar; coursed, bull-faced sandstone to sluice house.
FURTHER DESCRIPTION: dam comprises 11 segmental-arched sluice openings housing cast-iron gates. Single-storey, 9-bay, symmetrical sluice house above with slightly advanced pedimented pavilions at centre and end bays. Base course; eaves cornice; regular fenestration with projecting cills and shallow pediment lintels. Timber-panelled entrance doors to side and E elevations of outer pavilion bays. Unusual polygonal glazing pattern with central star motif in iron lights. Stone slab roof. Ramped retaining walls extending to E. Stepped fish ladder to S side of E elevation; stepped sluice falls to N side of E elevation. Overspill weir extending immediately to S into separate channel.
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