Fruid Reservoir

#6812 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Fruid is a small reservoir in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, UK, near Menzion. It is formed by damming the Fruid Water, and supplements the contents of Talla Reservoir, forming part of the water supply for Edinburgh. ()

Elevation: 1030 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 55°27'30"N, 3°25'50"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Annandale Way, Broad Law, Moffat Hills, White Coomb.

3.4 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Annandale Way
87 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...
4.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Broad Law
105 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.
3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moffat Hills
78 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.
3.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
White Coomb
98 min walk • White Coomb is a hill in the Moffat Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland.
3.5 miN
Forts and castles
Oliver Castle
90 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 miE
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.
4.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Annanhead Hill
112 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.
5.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Crown of Scotland Hill
140 min walk • The Crown of Scotland is a hill in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. At a relatively small elevation from the surrounding peaks, it is situated to the north of the Devil's Beef Tub and the town of Moffat.
2.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Talla Reservoir
54 min walk • 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.
2.4 miNW
Tower
Hawkshaw
61 min walk • Hawkshaw is a pair of semi-detached houses on the River Tweed, two miles southwest of Tweedsmuir in the Scottish Borders.