Rosebury Reservoir

Category

Library Item

Item no

29032

Title

Rosebury Reservoir

Description

Image shows a cutting into the side of a hill to make way for the reservoir. Layers of rock and soil run horizontally through the hill and debris from the construction work lies in a ditch at the bottom of the image.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1879

Size

11.2 x 15.5 cm

Type

Photograph

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.

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Landscape > Land > Hills

Landscape > Land > Rock formations

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Manufacturing Industry > Manufacturing facilities > Construction

Manufacturing Industry > Manufacturing facilities > Construction sites

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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