near Tweedsmuir, in the Scottish Borders, to create a new reservoir: it became the Talla Reservoir. The exceptionally high rainfall in the district made the location attractive. The water surface is 950 ft above sea level, and the water was to be piped 35 mi to Alnwickhill in Edinburgh. The land belonged to Sir Graham Graham-Montgomery, and was purchased from him for £20,425.

The location of the proposed reservoir was remote