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Hare Moss

Downs, Moorland in Midlothian

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Hare Moss

North Esk Valley from the air Looking over West Linton towards Penicuik from a Prague bound flight from Edinburgh.
North Esk Valley from the air Credit: Thomas Nugent

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Images are sourced within 2km of 55.7965/-3.2752895 or Grid Reference NT2056. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

North Esk Valley from the air Looking over West Linton towards Penicuik from a Prague bound flight from Edinburgh.
North Esk Valley from the air
Looking over West Linton towards Penicuik from a Prague bound flight from Edinburgh.
Harlaw Muir The farm of Harlawmuir can be seen on the left, with a survey pillar related to the construction of the Talla Reservoir and aqueduct standing alone on the right.
Harlaw Muir
The farm of Harlawmuir can be seen on the left, with a survey pillar related to the construction of the Talla Reservoir and aqueduct standing alone on the right.
Harlaw Muir Flat moorland beneath the Pentland Hills. There is a view here towards Dundriech in the Moorfoot Hills.
Harlaw Muir
Flat moorland beneath the Pentland Hills. There is a view here towards Dundriech in the Moorfoot Hills.
Harlaw Muir A flat moor with an extraordinary feature, the recessed gorge of the North Esk. The wet, acid ground is typical coal measure scenery which away from the limestone is usually poor for agriculture.
Harlaw Muir
A flat moor with an extraordinary feature, the recessed gorge of the North Esk. The wet, acid ground is typical coal measure scenery which away from the limestone is usually poor for agriculture.
Harlaw Muir and Scald Law View of the Pentland Hills from the Penicuik to West Linton road.
Harlaw Muir and Scald Law
View of the Pentland Hills from the Penicuik to West Linton road.
New poles, Auchencorth Moss New wooden poles on a power line across the moor.
New poles, Auchencorth Moss
New wooden poles on a power line across the moor.
Peat works, Auchencorth Moss Peat is dug for horticultural use here.
Peat works, Auchencorth Moss
Peat is dug for horticultural use here.
Auchencorth Improved grazing on limestone contrasts with the acid bog of Auchencorth Moss.
Auchencorth
Improved grazing on limestone contrasts with the acid bog of Auchencorth Moss.
Auchencorth Moss looking East to Springfield
Auchencorth Moss looking East to Springfield
Auchencorth Moss looking South Interesting to note how heather grows on the right of the fence but not on the left.
Auchencorth Moss looking South
Interesting to note how heather grows on the right of the fence but not on the left.
Auchencorth Moss looking West The Pentland Hills are just visible in the background.
Auchencorth Moss looking West
The Pentland Hills are just visible in the background.
Footbridge across the Hare Burn Walking on Auchencorth Moss is not for the faint-hearted. My old Pathfinder (434) shows several footbridges but they no longer appear on modern (Explorer) maps nor on the ground. This one appears to have moved some distance to the West.
Footbridge across the Hare Burn
Walking on Auchencorth Moss is not for the faint-hearted. My old Pathfinder (434) shows several footbridges but they no longer appear on modern (Explorer) maps nor on the ground. This one appears to have moved some distance to the West.
The Hare Burn flowing East across Auchencorth Moss Frustratingly it's just too wide to jump across and too sloppy to wade across.
The Hare Burn flowing East across Auchencorth Moss
Frustratingly it's just too wide to jump across and too sloppy to wade across.
Stunted birch trees on Auchencorth Moss Guess which way the wind blows? The Pentland Hills are clearly visible in the background.
Stunted birch trees on Auchencorth Moss
Guess which way the wind blows? The Pentland Hills are clearly visible in the background.
Auchencorth Moss A new power line crosses the moor.
Auchencorth Moss
A new power line crosses the moor.
Road across Auchencorth Moss The bog road with a rough surface in places is flanked by a new power line.
Road across Auchencorth Moss
The bog road with a rough surface in places is flanked by a new power line.
Woodland, Ridge Head Once two strip woods met here. One along Ridge Head, is long gone, the other has been replanted.
Woodland, Ridge Head
Once two strip woods met here. One along Ridge Head, is long gone, the other has been replanted.
Hare Moss A very rough, flat piece of moorland. The distant hills are the Moorfoots.
Hare Moss
A very rough, flat piece of moorland. The distant hills are the Moorfoots.
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Hare Moss is located at Grid Ref: NT2056 (Lat: 55.7965, Lng: -3.2752895)

Unitary Authority: Midlothian

Police Authority: The Lothians and Scottish Borders

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Hare Moss
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Lat/Long: 55.7991594/-3.2732432
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Power: pole
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