Pentland Hills

Kitchen Moss, Logan Burn, Loganlea

	Kirk Road beetle 1280 x 937 415K	Taken on the path from the A702 near Silverburn which leads over the main ridge to Loganlea.
	Kirk Road 6 to Logan Burn 1280 x 854 399K	Facing west towards Green Cleugh, through which the Logan Burn meanders. The path leads upstream then curves through the Cleugh (valley) eventually reaching a tarmac road to Balerno.
	Kirk Road 7 to Logan Burn 1280 x 854 388K	This shot, taken a couple of minutes further down the path shows that it's a very popular route for walkers. Boots advised - trainers risky.
	Logan Burn from Kirk Road 1280 x 662 371K	Zoomed in on the zigzags of the burn and two walkers on the path through Green Cleugh.
	Kirkton Farm sign 877 x 768 122K	This informative sign tells of Robert the Bruce, Sir William St Clair and the submerged ruins of St Catherine's Chapel. The lamb meat sold here is raised organically by traditional methods.
	Kitchen Frost 01 1024 x 768 285K	The wooden bridge over the burn at Kitchen Moss is covered in frost.
	Kitchen Frost 00 1024 x 768 290K	A close-up shot of the frost-encrusted wood. There are two more photos of this bridge in Nature Page 4
	Kitchen Moss Bridge 0907 1280 x 960 394K	A favourite picnic spot as it's reasonably sheltered and there's wooden railway sleepers to sit on. West Kip is on the right. The rest of the hills of the main ridge shrink into the distance to the left.
	Kitchen Moss Bridge 0907a 1280 x 960 656K	Up close to the little bridge and it's obvious that time and weather are slowly eroding the wood away. The previous picture Kitchen Frost 01 was taken over 8 years before.
	Kitchen Moss Cottongrass 1280 x 720 354K	The fluffy, white tufts of cottongrass are scattered across the damp ground. The hill West Kip lies beyond.
	Logan Burn 1024 x 768 188K	The Logan Burn meanders somewhat before it flows into Loganlea Reservoir. Photographed from Lover's Loup.
	Logan Burn mountainbikers 1280 x 960 453K	This later shot shows a new bridge and several people on mountain bikes on their way from Flotterstone to Balerno.
	Logan Burn 6 infrared 1280 x 851 360K	A monochrome view as seen in infrared light only. The grass does an excellent job of reflecting the infrared part of the sunlight's spectrum.
	Logan Burn new bridge 1152 x 864 286K	This is a later (and wider) view of the Logan Burn, showing off the purple heather in the foreground. The footpath / cyclepath has been rerouted to the other side of the burn, right up against the bottom of Black Hill.
	Path down to Lovers Loup 1280 x 720 245K	If you've come down from Scald Law or East Kip, or have walked around West Kip, then this is the way down to Loganlea via Lovers Loup.
	Logan Burn 0904 1280 x 960 481K	Facing downstream to the east and Loganlea Reservoir. To the right of the white farmhouse, the Old Kirk Road path climbs over the ridge.
	Logan Burn mossy rock 1280 x 854 383K	A miniature eco-system at the waterside.
	Loganlea 4 800 x 457 58K	Loganlea Reservoir with an interesting reflection of clouds and blue sky. The road is used by fishermen (with permits) , walkers and cyclists.
	Loganlea 5 1024 x 764 156K	Lover's Loup leads to Logan burn flowing from Green Cleugh to Loganlea Reservoir.
	Loganlea Dam 1 1152 x 864 90K	It looks peaceful here and it is, despite its popularity with walkers, mountain-bikers and fishermen. The hazy atmosphere emphasizes shape and depth here - as well as allowing JPEG to compress the file to a small size.
	Loganlea Dam 2 1152 x 864 254K	Taken from the wooden bridge over the Logan Burn which flows downstream to Glencorse Reservoir. Looking upstream towards the Loganlea dam, visible in the hazy distance. The water reflects the spring sunshine. March 2002.
	Overflow 1280 x 743 289K	April 2011 and Loganlea Reservoir is full to capacity.
	Overflow 2 1280 x 720 339K	The overflow runs downhill to rejoin the Logan Burn as it heads towards Glencorse. The burn emerges through the dam, lower down behind the small stone building.
	Loganlea ice 1152 x 864 337K	At the beginning of March 2003 the reservoir's frozen surface was melting. The crazy patterns indicate that it had partially melted before being refrozen.
	Loganlea Reservoir August 2005 1152 x 864 190K	The reservoir has been partly drained again but there are still some fisherman in small boats equipped with silent electric motors. Low cloud has descended temporarily, giving a strange quality to the light.
	Buzzards 1280 x 989 140K	We saw what appeared to be a territorial squabble between two buzzards in the sky over Lovers Loup and the eastern side of Hare Hill.
	Buzzards 1 800 x 600 86K	There was some conflict between the birds involving outstretched talons and folded wings.
	Buzzards 2 1280 x 898 105K	I sought confirmation on Twitter and elsewhere that these birds are buzzards and nobody has told me otherwise.
	Ducklings 1280 x 822 335K	In total contrast to the buzzards, a proud mother duck with 4 baby ducklings.
	Loganlea 1107 1280 x 850 325K	A familiar sight to walkers, cyclists and fishermen - Glen Road where it passes Loganlea Reservoir.
	Lovers Loup 1152 x 864 257K	The steep path down this ridge leads to the Logan Burn, feeding Loganlea Reservoir. February 2003.
	Loganlea Lovers Loup 1152 x 864 281K	From the heather on the end of the Lovers Loup ridge is this view of the meandering Logan Burn with the reservoir in the background.
	Lovers Loup 0904 1280 x 986 512K	A look at Lovers Loup from lower down on the flood plain. One walker waits with hands on hips while her companion plods wearily up the steep hill.
	Lovers Loup 1105 1280 x 850 422K	As seen from part way up Kirk Road. A green patch just above the lowest bend is a good vantage point to capture the meanders of the Logan Burn. (See previous pictures)
	Loganlea IR 1280 x 851 332K	A slightly higher viewpoint than the second Lovers Loup picture, but looking in the same direction - albeit through an infrared filter. This is May and there's no snow; it's just the chlorophyl reflecting the infrared part of the sunshine.
	Loganlea Glencorse August 2008 1280 x 854 209K	There's lots of purple heather this year, maybe because the sheep farmers haven't been finding it economic to burn it off in favour of grass for their flocks.
	Logan Burn purple heather 1280 x 854 418K	Black Hill looks decidedly purple in this view of the Logan Burn from Lover's Loup. A lone mountain biker heads from Flotterstone to Balerno.
	Red Grouse 1280 x 885 293K	We moved a few metres off the Kirk Road path for a break and spotted this grouse amongst the heather.
	Kirk Road 8 1280 x 850 308K	Climbing over the pass from the Silverburn side.
	Kirk Road 9 1280 x 850 227K	Same area looking back towards the A702 road.
	Old Kirk Road 19 1280 x 850 393K	The footpath on the right leads up to the saddle between Turnhouse and Carnethy Hills. Here you may follow the path along the high ridge or descend to the wooden footbridge across the Logan Burn between Loganlea and Glencorse Reservoirs. The main route is to the left.
	Old Kirk Road 20 1280 x 850 393K	An insect visits one of the tiny yellow flowers growing beside the path.
	Logan Burn Strata 1280 x 850 496	Down beside the Logan Burn it's plain to see that the strata has been tilted by nearly 90 degrees. What was once horizontal under water is now vertical.
	Logan Burn Bridge View 0 1280 x 850 391K	Between Loganlea and Glencorse Reservoirs. This is the view upstream.
	Logan Burn Bridge View 1 1280 x 850 286K	Looking downstream. The Glen Road on the left leads back to Flotterstone. Castlelaw hill is in the distance.
	Kirkton Cows 1280 x 849 361K	It's good to see Highland Cattle at Kirkton as well as Swanston.
	Kirkton Cows 2 1280 x 732 348K	In this picture there's a mountain biker coming down Maiden's Cleugh towards Glen Road beside Glencorse Reservoir.
	Kirk Rd start 1280 x 720 299K	April 2011. Having got off the McEwan's bus at Silverburn and walked to the layby on the A702 road I snapped the scene at the start of the walk. A bit of puddle-jumping was needed.
	Kirk Road IR 1280 x 854 310K	An infrared view of the same area as the Kirk Rd start picture but with the camera panned slightly to the right. It was early May 2011 and the mud and water had dried up. The blue sky appears almost black but the vegetation reflects IR giving it a white appearance.
	view from Carnethy 1280 x 768 319K	The start of the Kirk Road path at the A702 as seen in a long lens shot from Carnethy Hill. There is a layby for cars but if you drive here you'll have to come back the same way. We prefer to get the McEwan's bus then walk back to Colinton.
	Kirk Rd 13 1280 x 720 259K	Over by the gorse bushes in the Kirk Rd start picture the path forks: LEFT for Kirk Road and RIGHT for the saddle between Carnethy and Turnhouse hills.
	Kirk Rd 14 1280 x 720 314K	The path continues through the gorse bushes.
	South Black Hill 1280 x 723 248K	On the left of the valley is South Black Hill, its top hidden by cloud.
	Kirk Rd 16 Charlie's Loup 1080 x 1080 490K	The path passes through the drystane dyke at the gate marked with this commemorative slab.
	Kirk Rd 17 1080 x 1080 441K	Beyond the gate the path passes through heather which has been burned on the right hand side to try to encourage grass to grow for the sheep. Further ahead, closer to the fence, the path becomes much steeper.
	Kirk Rd 28 1080 x 1080 477K	Geographically in sequence though not numerically are two photos of the path up the hill.
	Kirk Rd 28 infrared 1080 x 1080 504K	The same scene photographed with an R72 infrared filter blocking out almost all visible light. This was an experiment with the Lumix LX5 camera. I get better infrared shots with my Pentax *ist DSLR but I can see absolutely nothing in its viewfinder for composing the picture, unlike the LX5 which shows a fuzzy purple image. The Pentax K7 isn't very good with the R72 filter.
	Kirk Rd 18 1080 x 1080 516K	Approaching the top of the path with Scald Law on the left and Carnethy on the right.
	Kirk Rd Ladybird 1280 x 894 440K	This ladybird beetle is orange with 6 black spots. It flew away after I took this shot.
	Kirk Rd 20 1080 x 1080 397K	A look back down before passing the highest point of the path (which is not nearly as high as the two adjacent hills). Here we can see the route traveled so far, including the main A702 road crossing from left to right in the distance.
	Kirk Rd 21 1280 x 850 414K	Fine views are available as you descend Kirk Road towards the Logan Burn. At the bottom you can turn right towards Loganlea Reservoir or left through Green Cleugh towards Balerno, with Black Hill on your right and Hare Hill on your left.
	Kirk Rd 22 1280 x 850 501K	Further down the path crosses the fence over the large stile.
	Kirk Rd 23 1280 x 878 350K	A wider view showing more of Hare Hill. Logan Burn zigzags beside the path - which is occasionaly relocated to cope with the burn's meanderings. The burn comes from between the two rocky outcrops and flows from the boggy plateau called Kitchen Moss.
	Kirk Rd IR02 1280 x 854 309K	Infrared view looking down Kirk Road towards The Howe. May 2011.
	Howe Trees 1280 x 850 493K	The solitary house at the end of Loganlea reservoir is called The Howe. The green leaves of the nearby trees stood out well against the brown hillside.
	Kirk Rd IR03 1280 x 763 317K	The upper reaches of Loganlea reservoir appear black under infrared, as does the path of burnt heather above the fishermen's hut.
	Logan Burn 11 1280 x 960 575K	I remember this red coloured water from swimming in Threipmuir in the 1950s when it was legal (as far as I know).
	Logan Burn 12 Waterfall 1080 x 1080 437K	A protected area, fenced off to prevent sheep from eating sapling trees, and to discourage picnics as well, quite possibly.
	Loganlea Heron 1280 x 850 280K	At the shallow end of the reservoir we met this heron stalking for fish. We recently saw a pair of herons, so there might well be a nest with chicks nearby.
	Logan Burn Heron 1280 x 850 410K	Whilst walking alongside Loganlea reservoir we were overtaken by the same heron. We caught up with it eventually beside the burn downstream, approaching the shallow end of Glencorse reservoir.
	Logan Burn Heron1 1280 x 889 568K	Having seen the bird jump gracefully off the riverbank already, I got the camera ready as it approached the burn, and managed to capture its long legs and big feet.
	Logan Burn Heron2 1280 x 805 435	It didn't seem particulary bothered by our presence but after this shot we left it alone.

The next few images are copied from other pages because they continue this walk from Silverburn to Colinton going clockwise around Black Hill.

	Green Cleugh 2011 line 1080 x 1080 641K	This man-made feature was photographed in April 2011. Its purpose eludes us but it may be purely artistic. We've seen other arrangements of stones. If I make any artistic arrangements of stones myself, I'll no doubt photograph them.
	Dens Cleugh 2011 1280 x 960 438K	The entrance to Dens Cleugh as seen when walking anticlockwise round Black Hill.
	Dens Cleugh Bell's Hill 1280 x 960 438K	A little bit further on and a view to the left side shows the path up Bell's Hill. Maiden's Cleugh is over the hill and another steep climb continues up Harbour Hill.
	Dens Cleugh 02 1280 x 854 609K	The same rusty object a year later. April 2011. (See Black Hill page)
	Dens Cleugh 03 1280 x 854 546K	This close-up shows changes since 1 year earlier.
	2 Herons 1280 x 850 496K	Possibly a nesting pair of herons at the western tip of Glencorse Reservoir. They landed on the hillside a few metres apart.
	Heron 1280 x 850 505K	This one came back down to the water's edge where the Logan Burn flows in.
	Lambing 1280 x 871 354K	A warning to dog owners reads: SHEEP LAMBING. YOUR DOG MAY BE SHOT BY THE FARMER IF SEEN CHARGING OR ATTACKING LIVESTOCK. The path leads to Maiden's Cleugh or Phantom's Cleugh.

This completes the photos of the April 2011 walk from Silverburn to Colinton. The path up Phantom's Cleugh leads to Bonaly and Colinton via the Polo Field and Laverockdale.

	Kirk Rd 24 1280 x 833 249K	Looking back at the A702 at the start of a walk on a misty morning
	Scald Law1104 1280 x 720 190K	Copied to this page as it was a continuation of the walk from Kirk Road 24.
	Carnethy1104 1280 x 720 137K	Carnethy hill as seen from the ascent of Scald Law. Also in larger size 1920 x 1080 suitable for widescreen wallpaper.
	Loganlea F.04 1280 x 720 327K	November 2011 and the fishing is finished. All the boats are on dry land at the top end of the reservoir.
	Loganlea F.05 1280 x 720 270K	Black Hill drains into the reservoir under this little bridge in Glen Road.
	Loganlea Glen Rd 1280 x 720 284K	A familiar view for those walking or cycling from Flotterstone. A gentle gradient leads up to the dam at Loganlea Reservoir.
	Logan Burn 1280 x 850 361K	The water glows orange due to its reflection of the sun on Black Hill.
	Logan Burn (a) 1280 x 850 381K	This wider view makes it clearer. The footpath leads through Green Cleugh, connecting Loganlea to Balerno.
	Loganlea Glen Rd 1280 x 850 261K	January 2010. This section of Glen Road looks fine but further on towards Flotterstone there are potholes. Scaldlaw casts its shadow on the lower slopes of Black Hill. On the right, in the distance is Castlelaw.
	Lovers Loup 1280 x 720 339K	The path winds its way down to Logan Burn. The white house called The Howe stands at the head of Loganlea Reservoir.

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