Pentland Hills

North Esk Reservoir 2003 + 2009

	NER 03 1152 x 864 174K	The pictures on this page were taken on 22 Feb. The frosty spell had finished in Edinburgh but several of the Pentland Hills reservoirs were still frozen.
	NER 05 1152 x 864 194K	'WARNING Unsafe Structure' proclaims the notice. It's certainly a long way down to the icy surface, beneath which the water may be dangerously shallow.
	NER 09 1152 x 864 261K	This picture reveals how low the water level is. Further down the the valley towards Carlops there is evidence of water management.
	NER 10 1152 x 864 220K	A closer look at the little island. At certain times of year birds nest here - but in February all is quiet with only two swans at the far end of the reservoir where the ice is melted. A polarising filter on the lens of my Olympus E10 has enhanced the blue colour of the ice.
	NER 11 1152 x 864 296K	Closer still and it's more obvious that the water is no longer frozen beside the island.
	NER 12 1152 x 864 125K	At the end of the pier is the reason for the low water level: the plug has been pulled. Close to the plug-hole the ice has melted and the breeze ripples the surface.
	NER 07 1152 x 864 151K	This notice on the dam gives some interesting information about the navvies who completed it in 1850.
	NER 22 1280 x 634 279K	Photograph taken in August 2009 for comparison with the winter photo NER11 taken six and a half years earlier.
	NER 24 1280 x 854 291K	The waymarked rock provides reassurance that you're on the right path for Patie's Hill and Greystone Head.
	NER 24 03 1280 x 854 387K	Near the top of Patie's Hill and the notice asks walkers and cyclists to follow the path to North Esk Reservoir.

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