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Rosebury Reservoir
Unknown, 1879, Photograph
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Rosebury Reservoir
Rosebury Reservoir
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Title
Rosebury [Rosebery] Reservoir
Description
This image shows the construction of the overflow system at Rosebery Reservoir. It details the water way cut into the hillside being preserved by wooden scaffolding and brick walls built to maintain the stability in the hillside at the basin of the reservoir.
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Unknown
Date
1879
Size
11.1 cm x 15.5 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Rosebery 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.
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