Ronnie wrote:Brilliant work, guys. Now, for the money shot ... where exactly does the Molendinar dischage into the Clyde? And if it's not the tunnel mouth on the quay immediately south of the High Court complex, then what's that one? Thanks.
I thought the anwer to this question had already been made clear in previous posts...
The "tunnel mouth" immediately to the south of the High Court buildings is the
original outfall/discharge point of the Molendinar Burn. I know from having been inside the "tunnel mouth" many years ago that this old section of culvert is bricked up about 30 feet "upstream" (underneath Clyde Street).
The Molendinar Burn culvert was diverted a LONG time ago to its
current outfall/discharge point at the western corner of Glasgow Green, immediately downstream of the tidal weir.
The pre-diversion route of the Molendinar Burn was from the junction of Turnbull Street/Greendyke Street, along Greendyke Street, across High Street into Jocelyn Square until the junction of Jocelyn Square/Mart Street, down Mart Street, across Clyde Street and into the river.
I've always assumed that the culvert was diverted for High Court security reasons (e.g. to stop 'undesirables' from going up the culvert and blowing it up underneath the High Court buildings).