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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESERVOIR HOUSE | Reservoir House Reservoir House Reservoir House Reservoir House Sluice House |
Peter Girgonachie Andrew Gray Thomas Seggie Thomas Gowans County Map |
016 | [Situation] N. [North] end of Cobinshaw Reservoir A Substantial and well built house. for the use of the person in Charge of Cobinshaw Reservoir, it is the property of the Union Canal Compy. [Company] |
| COBINSHAW RESERVOIR | ComPensation Reservoir (for Union Canal) ComPensation Reservoir (for Union Canal) Cobinshaw Reservoir Cobinshaw Reservoir Union Canal (Reservoir) |
County Map Andrew Gray. John Lind Map of Reservoir SKetch of Roads by James Flint |
016 | [Situation] Extending about 1½ Miles along the E. [East] side of the Caledonian Railwy [Railway] An extensive Reservoir, formed PrinciPally of the waters Collected from the Surrounding Moors. As it covers the Site of an extensive bog or morass it was formed at a comparatively trifling cost, the only artificial embanKment Necessary, which is at the North end, being only about 12 Chains long. An embanKment thrown across, divides it into two parts and Serves as a Road to South Cobinshaw. It belongs to the Union Canal Coy [Company] & was Constructed in 1820. |
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