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West Water Reservoir

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which, in the years 2003–2008 had an average peak number of over 40,000 birds, almost 115 of the total population of this species. In addition to the pink-footed geese there is a diverse community of wildlife around the reservoir including breeding
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and most of the deceased were sub-adult or young adults. Evidence of floral tributes was found in three burials and
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cemetery. When this was excavated the archaeologists found nine surviving cists. These contained remains from both
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and a Ramsar site. The reason for this is that in the autumn and winter the reservoir is host to a large roost of
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Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust monitoring of Greenland/Iceland pink-footed goose
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Tweeddale and Ettrick and Lauderdale
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West Water reservoir was opened in 1969 with an earthwork dam on the
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Erosion caused by the creation of the reservoir exposed an
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Hunter, F.; Carter, S.; Davis, M.; et al. (2001).
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Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
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Westwater Reservoir

West Water Reservoir is located in Scottish Borders
Pentland Hills
Scottish Borders
55°45′23″N 3°24′29″W / 55.75639°N 3.40806°W / 55.75639; -3.40806
Type
reservoir
Basin
Ramsar Wetland
reservoir
Pentland Hills
Scottish Borders
West Linton
Edinburgh
SSSI
Ramsar site
West Water
Lyne Water
River Tweed
Early Bronze Age
cist
inhumations
cremations
grave goods
fly fishing
brown trout
Site of Special Scientific Interest
pink-footed geese
common gull

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