West Water Reservoir
West Water Reservoir is an artificial reservoir in the Pentland Hills, Scottish Borders, 3 kilometres west of West Linton, and 26 kilometres south west of Edinburgh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK, on and outflowing to West Water
- Also known as: “Westwater Reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Catstone and King Seat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Linton and Garvald.
West Linton
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Linton is a village and civil parish in southern Scotland, on the A702. It is in the county of Peeblesshire and the Scottish Borders council area.
Garvald
Hamlet
Garvald is a small settlement on the boundary between the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Garvald home farm is a community farm and residential social enterprise site established in 1987 for adults, some with learning difficulties and managed by the Garvald Trust.
Carlops
Village
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carlops is a small village in the Pentland Hills, within the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, close to the boundary with Midlothian. It lies between West Linton and Penicuik.
West Water Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.7577° or 55° 45′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.41° or 3° 24′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C7RQH5R+32OpenStreetMap ID
way 79431176OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q7336824
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Satellite Map
Discover West Water Reservoir from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to German—“West Water Reservoir” goes by many names.
- French: “Westwater Reservoir”
- German: “West Water Reservoir”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Little King Seat and Glen Etive.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Muir,cairns and Rumbling Well.
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