Tour Scotland Photographs of Blackwater Dam

Tour Scotland photograph of Blackwater Dam above Kinlochleven, Scotland. Blackwater Reservoir is a reservoir created behind a dam in the mountains above Kinlochleven. The dam was built using hand tools, without the benefit of mechanical earth moving machinery, and has been described as the last major creation of the traditional navvy whose activities in the construction of canals and railways left an indelible mark on the British countryside. Navvy is a shorter form of the word navigator, and was used to describe the manual labourers working on major civil engineering projects. The term was coined in the late 18th century in Great Britain when numerous canals were being built.

Tour Scotland photograph of Blackwater Dam above Kinlochleven, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of Blackwater Dam above Kinlochleven, Scotland.

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