North Esk (Esk)

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North Esk
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Data
location Scottish Borders , Midlothian , Scotland
River system Esk
Drain over Esk  → Firth of Forth  → North Sea
source in the Pentlands on the slopes of East Cairn Hill,
55 ° 49 ′ 27 ″  N , 3 ° 22 ′ 9 ″  W
muzzle Confluence with the South Esk two kilometers north of Dalkeith Coordinates: 55 ° 54 '39 "  N , 3 ° 3' 30"  W 55 ° 54 '39 "  N , 3 ° 3' 30"  W

length 32 km
Reservoirs flowed through North Esk Reservoir

The North Esk is a river in the Scottish Council Areas Scottish Borders and Midlothian .

course

The river has its source in the sparsely populated Pentland Hills between the East Cairn Hill (567 m) and Cock Rig (478 m). The closest localities are Penicuik in the northeast and West Linton in the south , around eight kilometers away . For the first 7.5 km it forms the border river between the Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Running in a south-easterly direction, the North Esk flows after 1.5 km into the North Esk Reservoir , which it leaves in the south-east. After a total of around four kilometers, at the level of the crossing under the A702 , the course turns to the northeast and maintains this rough direction up to its mouth.

The North Esk runs along the eastern flank of the Pentlands. After the Penicuik River bounds in the east, it flows between the villages of Rosewell and Roslin and reaches Lasswade . Next to the northeast flowing, the North Esk entered the today Dalkeith associated Eskbank . About two kilometers north of Dalkeith, after a total of 32 km, it joins the South Esk to form the Esk , which finally flows into the Firth of Forth at Musselburgh .

  • Upper course of the North Esk as the border between Midlothian and the Scottish Borders

  • The Grade II listed Montagu Bridge spans the North Esk

  • Confluence of the North Esk (left) and South Esk (right)

tourism

The course of the North Esk, but even more of the Esk, is considered to be scenic. For this reason, a hiking trail with a total length of 38 km was established by the Esk Valley Trust from its source to the confluence with the South Esk . Its abundance of fish has been described in the past and attracted numerous anglers from Edinburgh on the weekends . However , the operations along the North Esk that arose in the course of industrialization spoiled the water quality in the course of the 19th century. As a result of environmental protection measures, the situation had already improved significantly towards the end of the century.

Surroundings

The relatively wealthy estates in the Edinburgh area were in the past divided between numerous lords. For this reason, there are several mansions of historical importance along the North Esk bank . Near Penicuik is the neo-classical Penicuik House , the seat of the Clerk Baronets . Auchendinny House has existed between Penicuik and Auchendinny since 1707 . Roslin Castle , which is now in ruins, and the historically significant Rosslyn Chapel are located further downstream. There is evidence that the grounds of a castle-based Hawthornden Castle have been inhabited since the Bronze Age . The castle is on the east bank of the North Esk between Rosewell and Polton . Under John Clerk, 2nd Baronet , Mavisbank House was built in the 1720s , with land on the west bank between Polton and Loanhead . North of Lasswade is the Tudor-Gothic Melville Castle , which dates back to a late medieval tower house . A castle on the site of today's Dalkeith House was destroyed by English troops in 1547. Dalkeith House was the seat of the Dukes of Buccleuch for centuries . Among other things, the British King George IV stayed there.

Web links

Commons : North Esk  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Esk , in FH Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical , Grange Publishing, Edinburgh, 1882–1885.
  2. ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  3. ^ Information from the Esk Valley Trust
  4. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  5. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  6. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  7. ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  8. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  9. ↑ Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .