Torduff Reservoir

Category

Library Item

Item no

28996

Title

Torduff Reservoir

Description

A picture of the bridge which crosses Torduff Reservoir. The reservoir can be seen in the foreground of the photograph whilst a grassy hillside is seen in the background.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1879

Size

12.0 x 16.7 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Torduff and Clubbie Dean reservoirs stand in the same valley in what is now the Pentlands National Park. These reservoirs are not direct service reservoirs and are mainly used to contain overflow from the Pentland Springs and augment the city water supply in dry periods. Torduff lies lower in the valley and is almost entirely maintained by water discharged by Clubbie Dean.

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Landscape > Land > Hills

Landscape > Water > Reservoirs

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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