Black Devon
The Black Devon is a river in
It is a narrow and shallow river that holds wild
Disappearance
In June 1952 the last two miles of the Black Devon disappeared[6] into old coal mine workings. These eventually filled with a mixture of fresh and salt water, the river being tidal at the point where the collapse into the mine workings occurred.
Wetland scheme
Coal mining over a long period of time, from probably at least three collieries working different strata, had caused significant subsidence around the lower reaches of the Black Devon and its confluence with the River Forth. There was also concern about the effects of rising sea levels generally. The area between the west bank of the Black Devon and the Forth had subsided considerably and had been useful for landfill, however modern environmental considerations meant that this had to cease. Accordingly, a scheme was devised to create a wetland area.[7][8]
Gartmorn Dam
Other industries
The 1956 2 1/2 inch OS map[15] shows weirs and the Linn Mill, traces of which still exist, at NS 926930 and further downstream a Woollen Mill, now obliterated by a housing estate, at NS 914923, apparently worked by water power.
References
- ^ [1] walkScotland - The Cleish Hills
- ^ Cambridge County Geographies - Clackmannan and Kinross (Google Books)
- ^ [2] Forth District Salmon Fishery Board - Black Devon
- ^ "Streetmap.co.uk - Map of 306733,695421". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2015-08-30. Streetmap - Source of Black Devon
- ^ "Streetmap.co.uk - Map of 289590,690388". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2015-08-30. Streetmap - Confluence with Forth
- ^ [3] Forth Naturalist and Historian Volume 19 page 17.
- ^ [4] Clacksweb - Black Devon Wetland
- ^ "Ann Nevett Landscape Architects - Project Information - the Black Devon Wetland". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 2015-08-30. The Black Devon Wetland
- ^ .
- ^ "Engineering Timelines - Gartmorn Dam". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2015-08-30. Engineering Timelines - Gartmorn Dam
- ^ [5] Clacksweb - Gartmorn Dam Country Park and Nature Reserve]
- ^ "Streetmap.co.uk - Map of 291362,694016". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2015-08-30. Streetmap - Gartmorn Dam
- ^ "Streetmap.co.uk - Map of 295426,693793". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2015-08-30. Streetmap - Forestmill Weir
- ^ Forsyth, Valerie (14 February 2018). "A Walk in the Past: When the dam runs dry". Alloa Advertiser. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ [6] 1956 2 1/2 inch OS map