The South Esk rises at the southernmost extremity of Midlothian, on the western slopes of Blackhope Scar (the highest of the Moorfoot Hills). It flows north through Gladhouse Reservoir and Rosebery Reservoir, and by the village of Temple, before receiving the Redside Burn close to Arniston House. It is joined by the Gore Water at Shank. The Dalhousie Burn joins just to the west of Newtongrange. The South Esk passes Newbattle Abbey and proceeds through Dalkeith.
The rivers converge just about 1.25 miles (2.01 km) north-east of Dalkeith at the edge of the grounds of Dalkeith Palace. From here the River Esk continues north for about 4.3 miles (6.9 km), entering the East Lothian region, skirting Inveresk and flowing into the Firth of Forth at Fisherrow (Musselburgh).
Photo galleryedit
River Esk signpost
River Esk weir
River Esk angler
River Esk bank erosion
River Esk swans
River Esk, Musselburgh
River Esk, Rennie's Bridge
Bibliographyedit
Binnie, G M (1981). Early Victorian Water Engineers. Thomas Telford. ISBN978-0-7277-0128-2.
river, lothian, similarly, named, rivers, river, disambiguation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, new. For similarly named rivers see River Esk disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources River Esk Lothian news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The River Esk Brythonic Isca water Scottish Gaelic Easg water also called the Lothian Esk is a river that flows through Midlothian and East Lothian Scotland River EskLocationCountryScotlandRegionMidlothian East LothianPhysical characteristicsMouthFirth of Forth coordinates55 56 40 N 3 03 05 W 55 94453 N 3 05137 W 55 94453 3 05137 It initially runs as two separate rivers the North Esk and the South Esk Contents 1 Route 2 Photo gallery 3 Bibliography 3 1 References 4 See alsoRoute editThe North Esk rises in the North Esk Reservoir in the Pentland Hills in Midlothian a mile 1 6 km north of the village of Carlops It flows north east past Penicuik and Auchendinny where it is joined by the Glencorse Burn flowing in a south easterly direction from the Glencorse Reservoir 1 The reservoir was built by the Edinburgh Water Company in the 1820s to supply compensation water to millowners on the Esk when they started to take water from the Glencorse Burn for drinking water supplies 2 The river continues through Roslin Glen and the Penicuik Dalkeith Walkway past Hawthornden Castle Polton Lasswade and Melville Castle The South Esk rises at the southernmost extremity of Midlothian on the western slopes of Blackhope Scar the highest of the Moorfoot Hills It flows north through Gladhouse Reservoir and Rosebery Reservoir and by the village of Temple before receiving the Redside Burn close to Arniston House It is joined by the Gore Water at Shank The Dalhousie Burn joins just to the west of Newtongrange The South Esk passes Newbattle Abbey and proceeds through Dalkeith The rivers converge just about 1 25 miles 2 01 km north east of Dalkeith at the edge of the grounds of Dalkeith Palace From here the River Esk continues north for about 4 3 miles 6 9 km entering the East Lothian region skirting Inveresk and flowing into the Firth of Forth at Fisherrow Musselburgh Photo gallery edit nbsp River Esk signpost nbsp River Esk weir nbsp River Esk angler nbsp River Esk bank erosion nbsp River Esk swans nbsp River Esk Musselburgh nbsp River Esk Rennie s BridgeBibliography editBinnie G M 1981 Early Victorian Water Engineers Thomas Telford ISBN 978 0 7277 0128 2 References edit Ordnance Survey 1 25000 map Binnie 1981 p 96 See also editList of rivers of Scotland Rivers and Fisheries Trusts of Scotland RAFTS List of waterway societies in the United Kingdom List of navigation authorities in the United Kingdom nbsp This East Lothian article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Midlothian location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a river in Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title River Esk Lothian amp oldid 1128646558, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
