Cobbinshaw Reservoir

Cobbinshaw Reservoir
Cobbinshaw Reservoir
Location South Lanarkshire
Coordinates 55°48′25″N 3°33′55″W / 55.80694°N 3.56528°W / 55.80694; -3.56528Coordinates: 55°48′25″N 3°33′55″W / 55.80694°N 3.56528°W / 55.80694; -3.56528
Lake type reservoir
Basin countries Scotland

Cobbinshaw Reservoir is a reservoir in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is situated near the Pentland Hills, between West Calder and Carnwath. The 310-acre (1.3 km2) site is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is popular with wildfowl.

History

Cobbinshaw Reservoir was built by James Jardine to feed the Union Canal (Scotland) via the Bog Burn, Murieston Water, and through Mid Calder to the Almondell Aqueduct and Lin's Mill Canal Feeder.

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