Gladhouse Reservoir
Gladhouse Reservoir, formerly known as Moorfoot Loch, is a reservoir in Midlothian, Scotland, five miles south of Penicuik. It is the most southerly reservoir in Midlothian, as well as being the largest area of freshwater in the Lothians.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Midlothian, Scotland, UK, on the River South Esk
- Also known as: “Moorfoot Loch”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Temple and Carrington.
Temple
Village
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Temple is a village and civil parish in Midlothian, Scotland. Situated to the south of Edinburgh, the village lies on the east bank of the river South Esk. The civil parish has a population of 225.
Carrington
Village
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carrington is a small, rural village in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located to the south of Bonnyrigg. The civil parish of the same name has a population of 316.
North Middleton
Village
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North Middleton is a village in the civil parish of Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland. Outlying hamlets include Borthwick and Middleton.
Gladhouse Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.77641° or 55° 46′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.1023° or 3° 6′ 8″ westElevation
892 feet (272 metres)Open location code
9C7RQVGX+H3OpenStreetMap ID
way 156641007OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
2648615Wikidata ID
Q5566250
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gladhouse Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gladhouse Reservoir”
- Dutch: “Gladhouse Reservoir”
- French: “Gladhouse Reservoir”
- German: “Gladhouse Reservoir”
- Spanish: “Embalse de Gladhouse”
- Swedish: “Gladhouse Reservoir”
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