Basic Site Details

Name: Galloway Hydro Electric Scheme, Tongland Dam
Town, district or village: Kirkcudbright
City or county: Kircudbrightshire
Country: Scotland
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Status: B listed
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Dam  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 11934 Build/construction 

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 5James Williamson A1934 With Sir Alexander Gibb
Item 2 of 5James Williamson & Partners A1934  
Item 3 of 5(Sir) Alexander Gibb B1934 As consulting engineer
Item 4 of 5(Sir) Alexander Gibb & Partners B1934 As consulting engineers
Item 5 of 5Merz & McLellan c1934 Electrical engineers

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Galloway Scheme1938The Galloway Hydro-Electric Development    
Item 2 of 4Hill, George1984Tunnel and Dam: the Story of the Galloway Hydro   
Item 3 of 4Payne, Peter L1988The Hydro: a Study in the Development of the Major Hydro-Eletric Scheme Undertaken by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electr  p25
Item 4 of 4Wood, Emma2002The Hydro Boys  p51

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register51698