Skip to content
Home
Favourites
0
Advanced Search
Shopping Cart
0
Register
Log In
Images of Edinburgh
Browse Map
Area A - Z
Browse by Date
Exhibitions
Current Exhibition
All Exhibitions
Collections
About the Collections
Browse by Theme
Subject A - Z
The image library for the collections of Edinburgh Libraries and Museums and Galleries
Images of Edinburgh
Browse Map
Area A - Z
Browse by Date
Exhibitions
Current Exhibition
All Exhibitions
Collections
About the Collections
Browse by Theme
Subject A - Z
Glencourse Reservoir
Unknown, 2013, Photograph
Glencourse Reservoir
Glencourse Reservoir
Add to Favourites
Share
Item record
About this image
Related
Location
Category
Library Item
Item no
32191
Title
Glencorse Reservoir
Description
The reservoir banks sitting amongst tree covered hills.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
2013
Size
11.9 x 16.5 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Glencorse reservoir is on the Midlothian side of the Pentlands National Park. It was opened in 1819 and has a capacity of 367,000,000 gallons. Its main purpose at the time of construction was to provide water for the mills at Auchendinny and Glencorse as well as to supply water to the City of Edinburgh. Since the opening of the Talla and Megget reservoirs at the end of the 1900's, Glencorse has not been used as a main supply point for the city's water but is used to top up the primary supply during times of dry weather or unusually high demand.
Exhibitions with this item
Other views of this item
Related images
Related subjects
Landscape
>
Water
>
Reservoirs
Manufacturing Industry
>
Manufacturing equipment
>
Diggers
Manufacturing Industry
>
Manufacturing facilities
>
Construction
People
>
Industry
>
Construction workers
Places
>
Scotland
>
Midlothian
Places
>
United Kingdom
>
Scotland
The image library for the collections of Edinburgh Libraries and Museums and Galleries The image library for the collections of Edinburgh Libraries and Museums and Galleries