Talla Reservoir

#6501 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Talla Reservoir, located a mile from Tweedsmuir, Scottish Borders, Scotland, is an earth-work dam fed by Talla Water. The reservoir is supplemented by water from the nearby Fruid Reservoir. It was opened in 1905. To assist in bringing the materials for its construction, the Talla Railway was built. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 1316 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 55°28'60"N, 3°24'0"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Annandale Way, Culter Fell, Grey Mare's Tail, Broad Law.

5.4 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Annandale Way
138 min walk • The Annandale Way is a captivating hiking trail that winds through the pastoral landscapes of the Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway in the United Kingdom. This scenic route, which stretches for approximately 55 miles, offers hikers an opportunity to immerse...
5.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Culter Fell
151 min walk • Culter Fell is a hill in the Culter Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the county top of the historic county of Lanarkshire, as well as the highest point in South Lanarkshire council area.
6.3 miSE
Trail, Waterfall, View point
Grey Mare's Tail, Moffat
162 min walk • Grey Mare's Tail is a 60-metre hanging valley waterfall near to Moffat in southern Scotland. The fall is produced by the Tail Burn flowing from Loch Skeen cascading into the Moffat Water in the lower valley below.
2.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Broad Law
54 min walk • Broad Law is a hill in the Manor Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The second-highest point in the Southern Uplands and the highest point in the Scottish Borders, it has an elevation of 840 metres, a prominence of 653 metres and an isolation of 81 kilometres.
6.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Grey Mare's Tail, Moffat
162 min walk • Grey Mare's Tail is a 60-metre hanging valley waterfall near to Moffat in southern Scotland. The fall is produced by the Tail Burn flowing from Loch Skeen cascading into the Moffat Water in the lower valley below.
4.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moffat Hills
108 min walk • The Moffat Hills are a range of hills in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. They form a roughly triangular shape with a west facing side, a north facing side, and a south-east facing side.
4.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
White Coomb
122 min walk • White Coomb is a hill in the Moffat Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland.
2.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Oliver Castle
55 min walk • Oliver Castle was a medieval tower house, located in the upper Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders. The site of the hillfort known as Oliver Castle is to the north of the village of Tweedsmuir, although the site of the tower house is less certain.
4.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Skeen
122 min walk • Loch Skeen or Loch Skene is a loch in Dumfries and Galloway in the south of Scotland. It is located about 10 miles to the north-east of Moffat and feeds the 60-metre high Grey Mare's Tail waterfall.
6.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Annanhead Hill
165 min walk • Annanhead Hill is a 478-metre summit in the Moffat Hills of Scotland. It lies on the boundary between the Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway, 9 kilometres north of Moffat, in the Southern Uplands.
4.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Megget Reservoir
121 min walk • Megget Reservoir is an impounding reservoir in the Megget valley in Ettrick Forest, in the Scottish Borders. The 259 hectares reservoir is held back by the largest earth dam in Scotland.