Glencorse Reservoir
Glencorse Reservoir is a reservoir in Midlothian, Scotland, two miles west of Glencorse, in the Pentland Hills. It is retained by an earth dam, and it was built between 1820 and 1824 by James Jardine to provide water for the mills of Auchendinny, Milton Bridge and Glencorse, and to supply drinking water to the citizens of Edinburgh.Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glencorse Parish Church and Rosslyn Chapel.
Rosslyn Chapel
Church
Photo: Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rosslyn Chapel, also known as the Collegiate Chapel of Saint Matthew, is a 15th-century Episcopal chapel located in the village of Roslin in Midlothian, Scotland.
Roslin Castle
Castle
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Roslin Castle is a partially ruined castle near the village of Roslin in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located around 9 mi south of Edinburgh, on the north bank of the North Esk, only a few hundred metres from the famous Rosslyn Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milton Bridge and Easter Howgate.
Milton Bridge
Hamlet
Milton Bridge is a village in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located two miles north of Penicuik on the Glencorse Burn and gets its name from the bridge crossing.
Easter Howgate
Hamlet
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Easter Howgate is a settlement in Midlothian, Scotland, UK, on the A702, two miles north of Penicuik. The Scottish Agricultural College maintains a teaching campus and a research farm there, named "Edinburgh Genetics".
Auchendinny
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchendinny is a small village in Glencorse near Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland. The village had a paper mill at Dalmore, until its closure in 2005. This was Midlothian's last remaining papermill and after demolition is now the site of new home development.
Glencorse Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake in Midlothian, Scotland, UK, outflows to Glencorse Burn
- Category: body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.84993° or 55° 50′ 60″ northLongitude
-3.223° or 3° 13′ 23″ westElevation
738 feet (225 metres)Operator
Scottish WaterOpen location code
9C7RRQXG+XROpenStreetMap ID
way 189735875OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=reservoir_coveredGeoNames ID
2648509Wikidata ID
Q5568275
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Glencorse Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Glencorse Reservoir”
- French: “Glencorse Reservoir”
- German: “Glencorse Reservoir”
- Swedish: “Glencorse Reservoir”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mauricewood and Rullion Green Cottage.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fusilier Field and Old Parish Church, Glencorse.
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