This is one of a series of "Dam Fine" caches. Each is loosely, or sometimes very tenuously, linked to a dam theme. Other caches in the series include:
There is very limited parking at a few places on Aurs Road (<8 cars). A waypoint for the biggest space is below. The area is popular amongst anglers and walkers so you might want to get there early (or late). It is also possible to approach the cache from Darnley and up through Waulkmill Glen. The robinsonfamily5 and Pooter have suggested parking waypoints for the approach from Darnley.
We have always known this area as The Barrhead Dams, or just "The Dams", but we are sure there are many other names for them. The four (we thought it was only three) areas of water are Balgray Reservoir (the biggest), Ryat Linn Reservoir, Littleton Reservoir and Waulkmill Glen Reservoir.
Balgray Reservoir is the largest and was constructed between 1860-1865 by the Gorbals Gravitation Water Company. The reservoir system, served by the Brock Burn and other small streams that ultimately flow into the White Cart Water, was the first ever gravitational scheme in Britain. The reservoirs of Waulkmill Glen and Ryat Linn were built before Balgray with Waulkmill being the lowest of the four reservoirs.The Neilston to Glasgow railway runs right through the middle of the Dams. Here's a pic from Ryat Linn looking down towards the Littleton and Waulkmill Glen reservoirs:
The reservoirs are owned by Scottish Water but the walkways, where the cache is, form part of the 'Dams to Darnley Mill' project. East Renfrewshire and Glasgow City Councils are in the process of developing a country park in this area with a view to opening up the area for public access and recreation. Some new paths were created in 2008. If they are going ahead with these plans, they surely need to improve the parking................
More information can be found at http://www.damstodarnley.org/
Last owner check on the cache - 10.3.12