Kirk Dam

Kirk Dam
Location Bute, Scotland
Coordinates
Type Reservoir
Basin countries Scotland, United Kingdom
Built Late 18th century
Surface area 180,200 sq. metres
Water volume 3,900,000 cubic metres
Surface elevation 11 metres

Kirk Dam is an impounding dam, located 1.5 kilometres south of Rothesay, and is separated by a causeway from the much larger Loch Fad to the south-west. It was built to provide water to the cotton mills of the town, and is now the habitat for a variety of marshland birds. The earthfill dam is 6 metres high and records show it was constructed in the late 18th century.

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