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THE WATER OF LEITH (S4x32)
John Wilkinson Edinburgh 90th
1-2
1s & 3s set
3-8
1L & 3L dance down between 2s/4s & cast up into centre of set while
1M & 3M dance across set & cast down to centre of set (M facing up,
L facing down), 1s & 3s change place RH
9-16
1s & 3s dance reel of 4 in centre of set
17-20
1s+2s, 3s+4s dance RH across
21-24
1M & 3M, followed by partners, dance across set and cast 1 place to
2
nd
& 4
th
places
25-32
1s & 4s dance Espagnole
The Water of Leith is the main river flowing through Edinburgh to the port of Leith where it flows into the sea
via the Firth of Forth. It is 22 miles long and rises in the Colzium Springs at Millstone Rig of the Pentland Hills. It
travels through Harperrig Reservoir and past the ruins of Cairns Castle. The ravine at Dean Village is dramatically
spanned by the Dean Bridge (see The Dean Bridge of Edinburgh), designed by Thomas Telford, which was built in
1832 for the road to Queensferry, and lies next to the New Town.
There is a Water of Leith Walkway beside the river for the 12¼ miles
from Balerno to Leith, with approximately half a mile of the route on
roads. The route forms an attractive haven for wildlife, passing
through areas of woodland, often well separated from roads. For some
distance the walkway follows the route of former railway tracks, and
the remains of tunnels, bridges and other features of more than one
railway may be seen at many places along the route. A visitor centre is
open to the public where the Union Canal passes over the Water of
Leith via the Slateford Aqueduct at Slateford, in south-west Edinburgh.