Loganlea Reservoir is a small

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in the

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, UK. The Logan Burn connects the reservoir with

Glencorse Reservoir Glencorse Reservoir is a reservoir in Midlothian, Scotland, two miles west of Glencorse, in the Pentland Hills. It is retained by an earth dam, and it was built between 1820 and 1824 by James Jardine (engineer), James Jardine to provide water fo ...

History

The reservoir was constructed by the Edinburgh Water Company under the provisions of an Act of Parliament obtained in 1847, and was completed in 1851. The containing dam is high, and the reservoir holds around of water.

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Gazetteer for Scotland entry on Loganlea Reservoir

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