Harlaw Reservoir, Edinburgh

#270 among attractions in Edinburgh

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Harlaw Reservoir is a small reservoir in the City of Edinburgh Council area, Scotland, UK, situated at the base of the Pentland Hills near Currie and Balerno. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 827 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 55°52'12"N, 3°18'40"W

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Harlaw Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dalmahoy, Glencorse Reservoir, Loganlea Reservoir, Threipmuir Reservoir.

3 miNW
Golf
Dalmahoy, Edinburgh
77 min walk • Dalmahoy is a hotel and former country house near Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located off the A71 road, 3.5 kilometres south of Ratho.
2.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Glencorse Reservoir
60 min walk • Glencorse Reservoir is a reservoir in Midlothian, Scotland, UK, 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 to provide water for the mills of Auchendinny, Milton Bridge and Glencorse, and to supply drinking water to the citizens of Edinburgh.
1.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loganlea Reservoir
46 min walk • Loganlea Reservoir is a small reservoir in the Pentland Hills, Midlothian, Scotland, UK. The Logan Burn connects the reservoir with Glencorse Reservoir.
0.7 miSW
Lake
Threipmuir Reservoir, Edinburgh
17 min walk • Threipmuir Reservoir is a reservoir in the City of Edinburgh Council area, Scotland, UK. It is situated to the south of Edinburgh at the base of the Pentland Hills, two miles south of Balerno.
3.6 miNE
55°54'50"N • 3°15'45"W
Kingsknowe Golf Club, Edinburgh
92 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
1.6 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Water of Leith Walkway, Edinburgh
41 min walk • The Water of Leith Walkway is a public footpath and cycleway that runs alongside the small river of the same name through Edinburgh, Scotland, from Balerno to Leith.
3.6 miN
Bridge
Scott Russell Aqueduct, Edinburgh
92 min walk • The Scott Russell Aqueduct is an aqueduct carrying the Union Canal over the Edinburgh City Bypass, west of Edinburgh, Scotland.
2.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Scald Law
63 min walk • Scald Law is a hill in Midlothian, Scotland. At 579 metres it is the highest of the Pentland Hills. The hill is composed of Devonian volcanic rock.
3.4 miNE
Church, Robert Louis Stevenson
Colinton Parish Church, Edinburgh
88 min walk • Colinton Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. The church building is located in Dell Road, Colinton, Edinburgh, Scotland next to the Water of Leith.
1.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Bavelaw Castle, Edinburgh
39 min walk • Bavelaw Castle is a historic house in the City of Edinburgh Council area, Scotland. It is north of Hare Hill in the Pentland Hills, four miles west of Penicuik, and two miles south of Balerno, above Threipmuir Reservoir.
3.1 miE
Archaeological site
Castle Law
78 min walk • Castle Law is a hill south west of Fairmilehead in the Pentland Hills in Midlothian, Scotland. It is best known for the Iron Age hill fort on its slopes.