Birkenburn Reservoir
Birkenburn Reservoir is a reservoir in Stirling, Scotland. Birkenburn Reservoir is situated nearby to the locality The Kilsyth Hills, as well as near Old Place.Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: 1840s (?) artificial freshwater lake in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK, outflows, via burns and lades, to Banton Loch, the River Kelvin and the Forth and Clyde Canal
- Also known as: “Johnnie’s Dam”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Meikle Bin and Peggie’s Spout.
Meikle Bin
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Ron Shephard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meikle Bin is a peak in the Campsie Fells in Central Scotland. It is the second-highest of the group at 570 metres, and with its prominence of 270 m it is classified as a Marilyn.
Corrie Spout
Waterfall
Much of Scotland is mountainous; western areas of the Highlands enjoy a wet climate. The more steeply plunging west coast highland rivers in particular are home to countless waterfalls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilsyth and Milton of Campsie.
Kilsyth
Photo: Excalibur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilsyth is a town on Clydeside, historically part of Lanarkshire, in the Central Belt of Scotland. It's 15 miles northeast of Glasgow near the watershed between the Clyde and Forth river catchments, at a point where the natural lowland routes become pinched between the Lanarkshire moors, the abrupt Campsie Fells, and sucking bogs.
Milton of Campsie
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Milton of Campsie is a village formerly in the county of Stirlingshire, but now in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland roughly 10 miles north of Glasgow. Nestling at the foot of the Campsie Fells, it is neighboured by Kirkintilloch and Lennoxtown.
Lennoxtown
Town
Photo: Dumgoyne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lennoxtown is a town in the East Dunbartonshire council area and the historic county of Stirlingshire, Scotland. The Campsie Fells are located to Lennoxtown's north. The town had a population of 4,094 at the 2011 UK census.
Birkenburn Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.9995° or 55° 59′ 58″ northLongitude
-4.1279° or 4° 7′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C7QXVXC+RVOpenStreetMap ID
way 4997236OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q111225000
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Localities in the Area
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