Edgelaw Reservoir

Category

Library Item

Item no

29013

Title

Edgelaw Reservoir

Description

This photograph shows the waste weir draining water down into the valley off from Edgelaw Reservoir. A staircase runs parallel to it. A stone built water outlet can be seen in the valley in the foreground. The trees and shrubs that surround the reservoir are clearly visible.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1879

Size

12.0 cm x 16.4 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Edgelaw reservoir is part of the Moorfoot project of the 1870s and 80s. It stands over 43 acres of land near Carrington in Midlothian and its construction cost £35,000.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Stairways

Landscape > Land > Hills

Landscape > Land > Valleys

Landscape > Water > Reservoirs

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Plants > Trees > Trees

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