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Greenock Cut Visitor Greenock Cut Centre Inverclyde START/FINISH: Greenock Cut Visitor Greenock Cut Centre Voted as one of Scotland’s top 50 historic walks, this route can offer panoramic views over the Firth of Clyde to Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park as well as Arran and Ailsa Craig. On whin dusted footpath, tarmac and gravel trail. 2 cattle grids, 9 kissing gates which can be fully opened if needed and one road crossing. One short steep hill. 7.5 miles / 12 km Allow 3 to 4hrs easy The Greenock Cut Designed by Robert Thom, the Greenock Cut was built between 1825 and 1827 to power and supply fresh water to the increasing industries and population of Greenock. He had designed a similar, albeit smaller, scheme on Bute before being asked to work on the Greenock Cut by the Shaws Water Company. Loch Thom was originally a lot smaller prior to dams being built and was Image: Dave Souza called Little Caspian but changed to honour Robert Thom’s accomplishments. In 1972 the Cut was designated as a scheduled historic monument. There are two ‘bothies’ or huts along The Cut. These provided basic accommodation and Wildlife: In summer common lizards bask shelter for workers charged with keeping the on rocks, golden ringed dragonfly patrol the water flowing regardless of the weather. waterways and Dippers can be seen chasing down insects within The Cut. It is possible The Cut is a marvel of engineering and to see sticklebacks within The Cut, thought supplied drinking water to Greenock until as to be escapees from The Fishery at the late as 1971 when a pipe line was installed, compensation reservoir. connecting to Whinhill pump station. OS Map 1:25000 Explorer 341 or 1:50000 Landranger 63 The Route • Turn left [266 748] after passing over • Start and finish at the Greenock Cut commemorative bridge built in 1927. Visitor Centre [247 721]. • Once on the Greenock Cut footpath it is a case • From the visitor centre leave the car park of following it all the way to Shielhill Farm and turn left through the gate onto the [241 721] where you cross the road before tarmac road. After 1km you will pass the following path back to the visitor centre. Watermans Cottage and the spring well NB Best walked anti-clockwise. Sheep and built in 1915 by the Argyll and Southern cattle are often in the fields alongside The Cut Highland Regiment. please keep dogs under close control. • Tarmac gives way to gravel track which leads you up and over the hill. If you wish To extend the walk for 1.3km, 250m after you can walk up to the Scroggy Bank mast Shielhill Farm follow the nature trail down into to take in a 360o view of the surrounding Shielhill Glen SSSI woodland and walk to the area. Kelly Cut. Turn left after walking up the long flight of wooden steps to get to the Centre. • At the top of the pass [257 738] you will see Greenock laying out before you as you ALTERNATIVE START: Drumfrochar follow the track to Overton. Station or Overton but with limited car parking. Greenock Cut Walk GREENOCK Walk route Main road Branchton Drumfrochar B7054 } Parking B road Toilets Minor road } - Picnic area Track Whinhill k Cut enoc Reservoir Woodland Other path Gre Overton 0 1 km IBM 0 1/2 mile Halt N 274 280 Whitelees Cor lick Cottage Hi Loch Thom ll W Dunrod al Farm Cottage k A78 Killochend To Inverkip Dunrod 257 Hill 298 Loch Kip W Compensation ater Reservoir } - Thom Darnda Cornalees alk Farm Gryfe Reserv W oir D r s oo a m ap Greenock Cut Glen Le d Da Visitor Centre an t u Reservoir C ©Ashworth Maps and Interpretation Ltd 2014. y ll Contains Ordnance survey data © Crown Copyright and Database right 2014. e K All rights reserved Renfrewshire Council 100023417..
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