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landscape are muted greens and browns with contrasting dark conifers. Textures are
relatively smooth and uniform.
9.3.72 Traffic using the A70 would form the only source of light at night.
Viewpoint 4. Crosswood Reservoir/ Fishery
9.3.73 This is a near open view approximately (1.5 km) looking north from a footpath near the
northern edge of Crosswoodburn Reservoir. Moorland and rough grazing land slope down
gently to the course of the Green Burn, which flows parallel to the A70. The blocks of
woodland within the Camilty Plantation at the site sit prominently in the centre of the view,
flanked by small, more dispersed plantations to the left and right. The B7008 is visible cutting
through the forestry on the proposed site boundary. Where the landform dips slightly to the
right of Camilty Plantation distant views to a backdrop of hills beyond the Firth of Forth are
revealed. There is a contrast between colours and textures in this landscape, defined by dark
forestry and smooth moorland.
9.3.74 Traffic on the A70 and B7008 would produce the most prominent sources of light in an
otherwise dark rural landscape.
Viewpoint 5. Tarbrax
9.3.75 This is an open, mid-distance view approximately (4.2 km) looking north east from the edge
of the village. Low lying rough grassland and moorland either side of the Greenfield Burn
occupies the majority of the foreground. Belts of mixed woodland at Crosswoodhill lie on the
horizon to the right of the view, revealing a distant glimpse of the peak of West Cairn Hill
within the Pentland Hills regional Park. To the left of the view the tops of trees within conifer
plantations at Harburnhead Hill are visible on the horizon. This is a simple, exposed rural
landscape.
9.3.76 Lights from traffic using the A70 may be visible through the intervening trees at night in this
dark rural landscape.
Viewpoint 6. Woolfords Cottages
9.3.77 This is an open, mid-distance view approximately (5 km) looking north east from in front of
the row of cottages which line this road. The foreground comprises rough grassland and
moorland in a relatively flat landscape. A narrow band of mature pine trees crosses the view,
following the alignment of the railway, which is located in cutting in this location. A large block
of coniferous plantation at Pearlie Law lies to the left of the view, obscuring the landscape
beyond. A gap between these two areas of vegetation allows a narrow view through to a
glimpse of the Pentland Hills in the distance.
9.3.78 There would be no significant light sources visible at night in this dark landscape.
Viewpoint 7. Cobbinshaw Reservoir
9.3.79 This is an open, mid-distance view approximately (4 km) looking north east across
Cobbinshaw Reservoir through a gap in the shoreline vegetation. The wide expanse of
smooth water forms the dominant element of the view stretching from the foreground into the
mid-distance. The water provides a strong reflective surface for the bold cloud formations.
The land forms a narrow element of the view between water and sky. Land on the eastern
shoreline is open grazing fields divided by field boundaries of dense belts of mature trees.
The dark undulating edge of conifer plantation at Harburnhead Hill stretches across the
March 2013 9-38 ES Chapter 9
Landscape and Visual
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