270 FOKESTS, WOODS, AND TEEES 



Journ. Board of Agriculture, xi. 472 (1904), that the 

 Burgh owns 100 acres of catchment area, I am informed, 

 is incorrect. 



The Central District of the County of Linlithgow are con- 

 structing on the Eiccarton Burn, two miles south of 

 Linlithgow, the Bescraigs reservoir, with a gathering ground 

 of 560 acres. The Corporation own none of the land, 

 which consists of 1 6 acres of arable, 100 acres of pasture, 

 occasionally ploughed, 250 acres of permanent pasture, and 

 50 acres of plantations. There is a farm-steading, but a 

 drain has been constructed to take the sewage past the 

 reservoir. In the opinion of the engineers, "it would be 

 very advantageous from the waterworks point of view if 

 this area were afforested, in view of the fact that so large 

 a portion is arable land." It ranges in elevation from 500 

 to 900 feet above sea-level. 



The Prestonpans Combination Water Trust obtain their 

 supply from the Yester catchment area, 500 acres of 

 heather moor, at 950 to 1753 feet altitude on the north 

 side of the Lammermuir Hills. The Trust do not own the 

 area, which is all above the agricultural zone ; but have 

 some control over it given by various Acts of Parliament. 

 There is no complaint about contamination of the water. 

 There are two reservoirs. 



North Berwick obtains its water supply from the Donolly 

 reservoir, west of Garvald, with a catchment area of 1070 

 acres, at 700 to 1306 feet elevation; and from the Thorter 

 reservoir, south-east of Garvald, with a catchment area of 

 900 acres, between 810 and 1400 feet elevation. The 

 gathering grounds, which are on the northern edge of the 

 Lammermuir Hills, consist of hill pasture, without any 

 population, there being only one shepherd's hut, which 

 is on the Donolly area. A small piece of cultivated 

 ground near one of the reservoirs does not drain into it. 

 No special precautions, except filtration of the water, have 

 been considered necessary by the Town Council, who own 



