South Esk (Esk)

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South Esk
The South Esk near Newbattle

The South Esk near Newbattle

Data
location Midlothian , Scotland
River system Esk
Drain over Esk  → Firth of Forth  → North Sea
source On the slopes of Blackhope Scar
55 ° 43 ′ 23 "  N , 3 ° 5 ′ 56"  W
Source height 520  m
muzzle Confluence with the North Esk two kilometers north of Dalkeith Coordinates: 55 ° 54 ′ 39 ″  N , 3 ° 3 ′ 30 ″  W 55 ° 54 ′ 39 ″  N , 3 ° 3 ′ 30 ″  W

length 30 km
Left tributaries Redside Burn , Dalhousie Burn
Right tributaries Gore water
Reservoirs flowed through Gladhouse Reservoir , Rosebery Reservoir

The South Esk is a river in the Midlothian council area of Scotland .

course

The river has its source at a height of 520 m on the slopes of Blackhope Scar , the third highest point of the Moorfoot Hills with a height of 651 m . It initially flows in a westerly direction and turns to the north after around 1.5 km. The South Esk will maintain this rough direction up to its mouth. It initially flows through a sparsely populated region in southern Midlothian. After about six kilometers the river flows into the Gladhouse Reservoir , the largest freshwater reservoir in Lothian. Before the reservoir was built in 1879, the upper reaches of the South Esk was also known as the Gladhouse Burn .

1.5 km downstream, the South Esk flows through the Rosebery Reservoir through the second reservoir, and then further north to the historically significant town of Temple, the first settlement along its course. The Redside Burn , which brings in water from the Edgelaw Reservoir , is the first significant tributary a short distance north. Three kilometers downstream, the South Esk passes the village of Gorebridge , where the Gore Water flows into. Flowing between Newtongrange and Bonnyrigg , it picks up the Dalhousie Burn . Past Newtongrange the South Esk flows through Dalkeith and joins about two kilometers north, after a total length of 30 km with the North Esk to the Esk , which finally flows into the Firth of Forth at Musselburgh .

  • Upper course of the South Esk

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

Surroundings

Although this is even more true of the North Esk, the South Esk also flows through a scenic region. As for the North Esk, a hiking trail was set up along the South Esk. The relatively wealthy estates in the Edinburgh area were in the past divided between numerous lords. For this reason, there are various buildings of historical importance along the South Esk bank.

From the 12th century, the Scottish settlement of the Knights Templar was on the east bank . The Old Temple Kirk , now in ruins, could still go back to the Templars, but it is more likely that it was built by the Knights of St. John after the dissolution of the Knights Templar in the early 14th century . The name of the village Temple is derived from this. About a kilometer upstream, the South Esk borders the grounds of Arniston House . The Palladian -designed mansion dates back to the 1730s. However, there were previous buildings in the same place. Dalhousie Castle , located between Newtongrange and Bonnyrigg, dates back to a tower house from the 13th century. The Cistercian Abbey of Newbattle Abbey was near Newbattle on the east bank of the South Esk. After the monastery was abandoned in the 16th century, a mansion was built there. The Newbattle Old Bridge from the same century spans the river there. A few miles from its mouth, the South Esk borders the grounds of Dalkeith House . There was previously a castle on the site, which 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 : South 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. ↑ a b c Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  3. ^ Information from the Esk Valley Trust
  4. ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  5. ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  6. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  7. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  8. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  9. ↑ Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .