Whinny Gill Reservoir
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Whinny Gill Reservoir
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 20 Apr 2019
Designed by engineer Jonathan Varley in 1876 and with a capacity of 46 million gallons (209 megalitres), this was originally a water supply reservoir for Skipton, but as far as I am aware no longer performs this function, and is used by anglers.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.955992
Longitude
-2.003164