Torduff Reservoir and Measuring House

Category

Library Item

Item no

30396

Title

Torduff Reservoir and Measuring House

Artist / maker

Bell, J. Munro

Date

1890

Size

9.5 x 14.5 cm

Type

Engraving

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Torduff and Clubbiedean 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 Clubbiedean.

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