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| | Historical perspective for South Esk, River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) |
 | | The most notable portion of the valley of the North Esk is where it flows through Roslin Glen and Hawthornden, presenting here a scene of striking beauty, which is visited by thousands of strangers, attracted not less by the picturesque elements of the scene than by the literary and historic recollections of the spot. |
 | | ' The South Esk rises, at an altitude of 1700 feet, on the western slope of Blackhope Scar (2136 feet), in the southern extremity of Temple parish; and thence winds 19 miles north-by-eastward through or along the borders of Temple, Borthwick, Carrington, Cockpen, Newbattle, and Dalkeith. |
 | | The basin of the South Esk is also rich in coal measures, and in scenic attraction it is little inferior to the companion stream, although not associated with so much history or romance. |
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