Bucks Linn

Looking towards its junction with Main Street.

The view from the service station on Ayr Road.

Also known as an FBM or mini trig point however this is not a trig point and is nothing to do with triangulation Link Link An underground chamber topped with a short granite pillar. The pillar contains an easily accessible height reference point, but the accurately measured level is underground where it is less likely to be disturbed. There are approximately 207 FBMs across the country and whilst a few have fallen into disuse, most have been incorporated into the National GPS Network as Passive Stations. For a detailed breakdown of the different types of FBM, see Ian Richardson's FBM styles - A Pictorial Guide.

Most through traffic misses Main Street which lies off the A713.

Bridge over Water of Ken.

The chief station of the Galloway Hydro Scheme, from where all the other power stations are controlled.

Water from Clatteringshaws Loch is conveyed by a 6km tunnel to a valve house above the power station, the pipe line is concrete through hillside then mild steel from portal valve to station & into the turbines.

Tailrace taking the water from the power station back to the Water of Ken to be re-used by the next station in the chain.

Mist in the hills to the south west of St. John's Town of Dalry.