Loch Thom is a reservoir which since 1827 has provided a water supply to the town of Greenock in Inverclyde, Scotland. It is named after the civil engineer Robert Thom who designed the scheme which created the reservoir and delivered water via a long aqueduct known as The Cut. Today, as well as providing a water supply, the loch is used for sport fishing and forms part of the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park with several attractive walks and a centre at Cornalees Bridge providing nature study facilities.
Loch Thom, with Hillside Hill to the right.
View from Hillside Hill down to compensation reservoir and Cornalees, with Loch Thom itself further back.
Compensation reservoir and Cut Centre at Cornalees, in front of Hillside Hill.
Near the start of The Cut, grid reference NS242719, looking northwest towards Shielhill Farm and Dunrod Hill.
Greenock is a town in Inverclyde, Scotland, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The town is currently the administrative centre of Inverclyde Council. It is a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, and forms part of a contiguous urban area with Gourock to the west and Port Glasgow to the east.
Image: View of Greenock from Auchmountain Road (Inverclyde, Scotland, DSCF9281)
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Image: Greenock municipal buildings
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