Eddleston Water
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Eddleston Water is a small river
north of Peebles
, in the Scottish Borders
area of Scotland
which joins the River Tweed
at Peebles. It is also known locally as "The Cuddy".
Eddleston Water rises near Mount Lothian and passes through Waterheads, Eddleston
, Milkieston, and Redscarhead
along the route of the A703. It runs into Peebles where the Tree Bridge crosses it.
When the Edinburgh to Peebles railway was built in the middle of the 19th century the river was straightened for much of its course which adversely affected the wildlife habitat and increased the speed of flow. As a result the river is liable to flooding.
In August 2009 the University of Dundee
was invited to carry out an initial study on how Eddleston Water could be restored to provide a better habitat for wildlife and to reduces the risk of flooding in Peebles and Eddleston.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
north of Peebles
Peebles
Peebles is a burgh in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders, lying on the River Tweed. According to the 2001 Census, the population was 8,159.-History:...
, in the Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
area of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
which joins the River Tweed
River Tweed
The River Tweed, or Tweed Water, is long and flows primarily through the Borders region of Great Britain. It rises on Tweedsmuir at Tweed's Well near where the Clyde, draining northwest, and the Annan draining south also rise. "Annan, Tweed and Clyde rise oot the ae hillside" as the Border saying...
at Peebles. It is also known locally as "The Cuddy".
Eddleston Water rises near Mount Lothian and passes through Waterheads, Eddleston
Eddleston
Eddleston is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It lies north of Peebles and south of Penicuik on the A703, which passes through the centre of the village. The Eddleston Water runs through the village....
, Milkieston, and Redscarhead
Redscarhead
Redscarhead is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, off the A703, by the Eddleston Water, and close to Cringletie.In the village is a memorial to George Meikle Kemp, the architect who designed the Scott Monument in Edinburgh.-See also:...
along the route of the A703. It runs into Peebles where the Tree Bridge crosses it.
When the Edinburgh to Peebles railway was built in the middle of the 19th century the river was straightened for much of its course which adversely affected the wildlife habitat and increased the speed of flow. As a result the river is liable to flooding.
In August 2009 the University of Dundee
University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....
was invited to carry out an initial study on how Eddleston Water could be restored to provide a better habitat for wildlife and to reduces the risk of flooding in Peebles and Eddleston.
See also
- Darnhall MainsDarnhall MainsDarnhall Mains is a village off the A703, near Eddleston and the Eddleston Water in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Peeblesshire.Darn Hall, or Black Barony Castle, is a tower house, now a hotel.-References:...
- List of places in the Scottish Borders
- List of places in Scotland
- List of rivers of Scotland