Pressmennan Lake

Pressmennan Lake

View east along the lake
Location East Lothian, Scotland
Coordinates 55°57′0″N 2°35′50″W / 55.95000°N 2.59722°W / 55.95000; -2.59722Coordinates: 55°57′0″N 2°35′50″W / 55.95000°N 2.59722°W / 55.95000; -2.59722
Type reservoir
Basin countries United Kingdom
Max. length 2 km
Max. width 100 m

Pressmennan Lake is a lake in East Lothian in Scotland.

It is an artificial reservoir constructed in 1819. It lies in a gully in the Lammermuir Hills, above the village of Stenton in East Lothian. It is roughly 2 kilometres in length but less than 100 metres broad.

It is one of only a few bodies of water in Scotland known as lakes; the others include the Lake of Menteith, Lake of the Hirsel and Lake Louise (within the grounds of Skibo Castle). Only the Lake of Menteith is a natural body of water.

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