Black Springs

Black Springs is a locality in Scotland, United Kingdom. Black Springs is situated nearby to the hamlet Kirkton, as well as near the locality The Howe.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Harlaw Reservoir and Black Hill.

Harlaw Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Harlaw Reservoir is a small reservoir in the City of Edinburgh Council area, Scotland, UK, situated at the base of the Pentland Hills near Currie and Balerno.

Black Hill

Peak

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Black Hill is a peak.

Threipmuir Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Paul Thomson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Threipmuir Reservoir is a reservoir in the City of Edinburgh Council area, Scotland, UK. It is situated to the south of Edinburgh at the base of the Pentland Hills, two miles south of Balerno.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balerno and Currie.

Balerno is a village on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland situated 8 miles south-west of the city centre, next to Currie and then Juniper Green. Traditionally in the county of Midlothian it now administratively falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council. Balerno is situated 2 miles northwest of Black Springs.

Currie

Suburb

Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Currie is a village and suburb on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated 7 miles south west of the city centre. Formerly within the County of Midlothian, it now falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council. Currie is situated 2 miles north of Black Springs.

Torphin

Hamlet

Torphin is a small area in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland, with its name deriving from the nearby Torphin Hill. It lies just south of Juniper Green, on the opposite side of the Water of Leith, and sits both east and west of the Edinburgh City Bypass… Torphin is situated 2½ miles north of Black Springs.

Black Springs

Type: Locality
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.8655° or 55° 51′ 56″ north

Longitude

-3.29593° or 3° 17′ 45″ west

Open location code

9C7RVP83+6J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 289414065

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Threipmuir Reservoir and Harlaw House Visitor Centre.

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