Thanks for that Dave.....I realized sometime during the wee hours of the night that Lake was probably not the Scottish word. Sometimes I forget all our language differences.....mesklin wrote: The term is 'lade' which is a diverted stream used to bring water to a mill, factory or foundry. Like a canal, but not navigable.
As a kid, I used to play around the lade which fed water to the local Steel Foundry.
Jean