Water of Leith
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The Water of Leith is the main river flowing through Edinburgh, Scotland, running from the Pentland Hills to the Firth of Forth and historically powering much of the city’s industry.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Water of Leith canonical | 27 |
| Water of Leith gorge | 1 |
| Water of Leith river corridor | 1 |
| Water of Leith valley | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| designation | Local Nature Reserve (parts) ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Firth of Forth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrganization | Water of Leith Conservation Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
Water of Leith Conservation Trust Visitor Centre vicinity
ⓘ
Water of Leith Walkway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Dean Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leith Docks NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art grounds footbridges ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Bonaly Burn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Braid Burn NERFINISHED ⓘ Dean Burn NERFINISHED ⓘ Howden Burn NERFINISHED ⓘ Murray Burn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
powering mills
ⓘ
supporting brewing industry ⓘ supporting distilling industry ⓘ supporting flour mills ⓘ supporting paper mills ⓘ supporting textile mills ⓘ |
| length |
35 km
ⓘ
about 22 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Edinburgh council area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edinburgh ⓘ |
| mouth | Firth of Forth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Balerno
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canonmills NERFINISHED ⓘ Colinton NERFINISHED ⓘ Currie NERFINISHED ⓘ Dean Village NERFINISHED ⓘ Gorgie NERFINISHED ⓘ Juniper Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Leith NERFINISHED ⓘ Roseburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Slateford NERFINISHED ⓘ Stockbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreation |
angling
ⓘ
cycling (on adjacent paths) ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Colzium Springs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Harperrig Reservoir ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Pentland Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wildlife |
brown trout
ⓘ
heron ⓘ kingfisher ⓘ otter ⓘ |
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Water of Leith valley
this entity surface form:
Water of Leith gorge
this entity surface form:
Water of Leith river corridor