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.

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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

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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

North Middleton

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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
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Latitude

55.77641° or 55° 46′ 35″ north

Longitude

-3.1023° or 3° 6′ 8″ west

Elevation

892 feet (272 metres)

Open location code

9C7RQVGX+H3

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=reservoir

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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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”

Localities in the Area

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