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» This article is about the river in Scotland. For the river in Dunedin, New Zealand, see Water of Leith, New Zealand
The
Water of Leith is the main
river flowing through
Edinburgh,
Scotland, to the port of
Leith where it flows into the sea via the
Firth of Forth.
It is 35 km (24 miles) long and
rises in the
Colzium Springs at
Millstone Rig of the
Pentland Hills. It travels through
Harperrig Reservoir, past the ruins of
Cairns Castle, through
Balerno,
Currie,
Juniper Green,
Colinton,
Slateford,
Longstone,
Saughton,
Balgreen,
Roseburn and on to the nearest it gets to the city centre at the
Dean Village, on the site of old
watermills in a deep gorge. This
ravine is dramatically spanned by the
Dean Bridge, designed by
Thomas Telford, which was built in 1832 for the road to
Queensferry, and lies next to the
New Town.
The river flows on past
Stockbridge and
Inverleith,
Silvermills and
Warriston. It then passes through shallows at a place known as
Puddocky which is commonly thought to refer to "puddocks", the
Scots language term for frogs, but actually took its name from the former
Paddock Hall which was sited nearby. The river continues past
Canonmills and
Bonnington, the site of another watermill, to
Leith where it widens into the old harbour and port at
Shore Street. Leith Docks have been extended considerably out into the
firth from the old shoreline, and there are now plans to discontinue their use as a port and use the area for housing redevelopment.
There is a
Water of Leith Walkway beside the river for the 12.25 miles (19.6 kilometres) from Balerno to Leith, with approximately half a mile of the route on roads. The route forms an attractive haven for wildlife, passing through areas of woodland, often well separated from roads. For some distance the walkway follows the route of former railway tracks, and the remains of tunnels, bridges and other features of more than one railway may be seen at many places along the route.
A
visitor centre
is open to the public where the
Union Canal passes over the Water of Leith via the
Slateford Aqueduct at
Longstone, in south-west Edinburgh. The Water of Leith Conservation Trust is dedicated to the conservation and enhancement of the river. The Trust provides education programs about the river and the environment.
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