Megget Reservoir
Megget Reservoir is an impounding reservoir in the Megget valley in Ettrick Forest, in the Scottish Borders. The 259 hectares reservoir is held back by the largest earth dam in Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cramalt Craig and Greenside Law.
Cramalt Craig
Peak
Cramalt Craig is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The second highest in the range and third highest in southern Scotland, it was previously also a Corbett until new Ordnance Survey contouring became available and it was deleted from the 1984 edition of the tables.
Greenside Law
Peak
Greenside Law is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The lowest Donald hill in the range, it is situated at the head of the Manor Valley, with its position somewhat in-between the adjacent ridges on its west and east.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cappercleuch and Bowerhope.
Cappercleuch
Hamlet
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cappercleuch is a settlement on the A708, at St. Mary's Loch in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the historic county of Selkirkshire. Places nearby include Bowerhope Law, Craigierig, Deer Law, the Dryhope Tower, Ettrickbridge, the Ettrick Forest, the…
Bowerhope
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bowerhope is a village off the A708, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the banks of St Mary's Loch in Ettrick Forest.
Megget Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK, outflows to the Megget River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.4841° or 55° 29′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.281° or 3° 16′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C7RFPM9+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 26139397OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q6808981
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Indonesian—“Megget Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خزان ميجيت”
- French: “Megget Reservoir”
- Indonesian: “Waduk Megget”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Meggethead and Megget Stane.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Clockmore and Craigdilly.
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