Basic Site Details | Name: | Waterworks | | Town, district or village: | Troon | | City or county: | Ayrshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | WATERWORKS, TROON - The Duchess of Portland opened the new waterworks at Troon on the 30th ult. The new supply is derived from the western and southern slopes of the Dundonald Hills. The storage reservoir has been constructed in The Glen. The area of land draining directly into the reservoir is 88 acres and it is estimated that the area will yield, during a dry year, 28 million gallons of water, while the area of the catch-water conduit is 183 acres, and it is calculated that 29 million gallons of water will be got from it. By an extension of the catch-water conduit, an additional quantity of 15 million gallons of water can be got when necessary. The water level of the reservoir, when full, will be 193 feet above the sea, and the maximum depth 31 feet; the area covered by water being 11 acres. The reservoir will contain 48 milion gallons of water, or sufficient to five a supply of 240,000 gallons a day to Troon during a period of 200 days. The embankment of the reservoir is 800 feet in length, with a height of 39 feet at the centre, and is composed of 75,000 tons of earthwork, puddle clay, and stone pitching. The filters are two in number, each 60 feet in length by 54 feet in width, and are capable of filtering 240,000 gallons of water per day. The water passes from the filters into a circular clear-water tank, 70 feet in diameter and 11 feet in depth, the storage capacity of the tank being 240,000 gallons. The cope level of the filters and tank is 167 feet above the sea. The piping to Troon measures 4,410 yards or 2.5 miles and is capable of providing a supply at the rate of 30,000 gallons per hour. Mr W R Copland was engineer of the works. [Builder 8 May 1897 p426] | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Waterworks | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1897 | | Opened | |
PeopleDesign 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. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | (Sir) William Robertson Copland | | | 1897 | | |
ReferencesPeriodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 8 May 1897 | | | p426 |
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