Gamelshiel
Few places in southeastern Scotland have a history as closely tied to the damming of Whiteadder Water as Whiteadder Reservoir. Set among the rounded uplands of the Lammermuir Hills near Gamelshiel, the reservoir forms part of the headwaters landscape of a stream that runs east to join the River Tweed. Its embankment created a broad expanse of water and a stony shore within working hill country. Whiteadder Reservoir is a local centre for sailing and other watersports, bringing recreational activity to this sparsely settled stretch of the Scottish Borders. Fields and moorland around the water retain the open character of the borderland between the Borders and East Lothian.
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Gamelshiel lies beside the River Dye in the Scottish Borders, where a narrow valley beneath the Lammermuir Hills has kept settlement scattered across farms and estates. It stands in historic Berwickshire, a border county whose rural roads and upland pastureland contrast with the larger towns farther east. The ruins of Gamelshiel Castle recall the fortified tower houses associated with this once-contested frontier. Downstream, the Dye meets the Whiteadder Water, part of the Tweed catchment that reaches the North Sea at Berwick-upon-Tweed. Browse additional webcams from the Scottish Borders to extend your view of southeastern Scotland.
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