Gladhouse Reservoir
| Gladhouse Reservoir | |
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| Location | Midlothian |
| Coordinates | 55°46′10″N 3°07′11″W / 55.7695°N 3.1198°WCoordinates: 55°46′10″N 3°07′11″W / 55.7695°N 3.1198°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Surface area | 460 acres (190 ha) |
| Islands | 3 |
| Designated | 14 July 1988 |
Gladhouse Reservoir, formerly Moorfoot Loch, is a reservoir in Midlothian, Scotland, five miles (8 km) south of Penicuik. It is the largest area of freshwater in the Lothians.
It was created in 1879 by the engineer James Leslie.[1]
The 460-acre (1.9 km2) reservoir in the Moorfoot Hills is one of a group of reservoirs which supply Edinburgh with water. It is fed by the River South Esk.
Gladhouse Reservoir is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI, and a Special Protection Area. It is an important roosting site for Anser brachyrhynchus, the Pink-footed Goose.
There are three islands in the reservoir.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gladhouse Reservoir. |
- Ordnance Survey - Gladhouse Reservoir map
- Ordnance Survey - Gladhouse Reservoir, Temple Circuit walk
- Excavation of three long cists at Gladhouse Reservoir
- JNCC Information sheet on RAMSAR Wetlands
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee webpage on Gladhouse Reservoir
- Edinburgh council, Water Supply and Drinking Water Quality
- National Library of Scotland, Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909
- Geograph photo 168875, Gladhouse Reservoir
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