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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.[1] The earthfill dam is 6 metres high and records show it was constructed in the late 18th century.[2]

Kirk Dam
Kirk Dam
Location	Bute, Scotland
Coordinates	55.8196°N 5.0641°W / 55.8196; -5.0641 OS grid reference NS08426373
Type	Reservoir
Basin countries	Scotland, United Kingdom
Built	Late 18th century
Surface area	180,200 square metres (1,940,000 sq ft)
Water volume	3.9 million cubic metres (3,200 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation	11 metres (36 ft)

See also

• List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom

References

External links

• "Argyll and Bute Council Reservoirs Act 1975 Public Register"
• Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909

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