2016

SE0204 : Dovestone Reservoir

taken 8 years ago, 3 km from Greenfield, Oldham, England

This is 1 of 4 images, with title Dovestone Reservoir in this square
Dovestone Reservoir
Dovestone Reservoir
Looking down from the dam of the Yeoman Hey Reservoir.
Dove Stone Reservoir and Valley :: SE0103

Dove Stone* is situated in the Peak District National Park, east of Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyne on Saddleworth Moor. There are four reservoirs in the valley which collect water from the surrounding moorlands. Yeoman Hey is the oldest reservoir, constructed in 1880, whilst Dove Stone Reservoir, constructed in 1967, was the last and largest. All the reservoirs supply water to the outskirts of Manchester.

The area surrounding Dove Stone Reservoir is a spectacular and picturesque spot which is a popular destination with visitors and for family days out. The main reservoir has its own sailing club, a permanent orienteering course, an extensive network of footpaths and good links to areas of open access moorland. There is also a large concentration of gritstone Crags including Dovestones Edge, Quarries, the Ravenstones and the weirdly-sculpted Wimberry Rocks which makes it a making it a popular area with rock climbers.

The site is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) in partnership with Oldham Council, United Utilities and the Peak District National Park (who have a ranger station on site).

Local myth has it the area is named after a collection of stones on the skyline that look like a dove. Another version is that in the local dialect some words of celtic origin (dubh for black) were still in usage when Ordnance Survey staff recorded and thus fixed the placename.

LinkExternal link RSPB Dove Stone
LinkExternal link Oldham MBC Dove Stone
LinkExternal link United Utilities Dove Stone

* I have seen the area listed variously as Dovestones, Dovestone and Dove Stone in different documents but the signs around the reservoir currently use the name "Dove Stone".


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Geographical Context: Uplands Water resources Primary Subject: Reservoir
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Dovestone Reservoir [16] · Yeoman Hey Reservoir Dam [11] · Looking across the Dam [4] Title Clusters: · Dovestone Reservoir [4] ·
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SE0204, 70 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Stephen McKay   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 9 July, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 17 July, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 0214 0446 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:32.2072N 1:58.1509W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SE 0215 0457
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SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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