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Rosebery Reservoir
Aikman, George, 1890, Engraving
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Rosebery Reservoir
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30407
Title
Rosebery Reservoir, embankment and waste weir
Description
A man is fishing in the water beneath a bridge and the waste weir at Rosebery Reservoir.
Artist / maker
Aikman, George
Date
1890
Size
9.0 x 13.5 cm
Type
Engraving
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Rosebury reservoir is a small body of water which stands near Gorebridge in Midlothian. Opened in 1880 it is a compensation reservoir which collects surface water from the Moorfoot Hills. It is mostly used today for pleasure fishing and is the habitat of rainbow trout, pike and perch.
This image is an engraving of an original photograph by
Alexander Leslie C.E.
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