Flooding in Porty?

[Porty]

Excuse my ignorance on Geography or Topography but is Portobello ever liable to be at a risk of flooding?

[Lindsay the Book]

The Braid Burn which we call the Figgate Burn or Figgy when it gets to Portobello does pose a flood risk. Lots of bumpf and maps in the libary. There were also a couple of planning officers willing to discuss the matter last year. Hope this helps?

[wangi]

Coastal flooding?

[Lindsay the Book]

Never seen anything about that. Sorry.

[wangi]

No worries. Was just thinking about the 1953 floods and knowing the damage they done in East England, Zeeland and some bits of Scotland.

In particular was thinking about the damage done along the Moray Firth - I think there was a program on TV last week about it? I missed it... I've heard it had some pretty spectacular shots of the "high tide" at Pennan.

My folks have got a house in Gardenstown/Gamrie (just along from Pennan) and a whole section of the village (Seatown) was lost in those floods/storms!

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/g ... rdenstown/

[Lindsay the Book]

In the 1970's a few of the garens at Eastfield fell into the sea. (Press Cuttings at the Library) There was a lot of dispute about responsibility, was it Crown land, was it the Council's. I can't remember the outcome.

[Gemini]

Excuse my ignorance on Geography or Topography but is Portobello ever liable to be at a risk of flooding?

There is a Geographical problem with where you live - due to it being above sea level.

[Porty]

Excuse my ignorance on Geography or Topography but is Portobello ever liable to be at a risk of flooding?

There is a Geographical problem with where you live - due to it being above sea level.

If its not giving me a cement waistcoat, its wishing I was being consumed by some low form of sealife. I dont know what i keep coming here to be vilified?

Wangi. have you been to Earth from the Air at the Botanics yet? If not you ought. Right up your street if I am not mistaken.

Oh and thanks LTB. Those scenes from Boscastle are a nightmare.

[Maria]

The Braid Burn which we call the Figgate Burn or Figgy when it gets to Portobello does pose a flood risk.

One elderly Porty resident told me that there hadn't been any problem with the Figgate Burn until the Cameron Toll shopping centre was built - on land that had previously acted as a flood plain.

[Maria]

Porty you might also find this of interest;
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/F ... etter7.pdf

Sorry can't get the link displayed properly

sorted - bob

[wangi]

Wangi. have you been to Earth from the Air at the Botanics yet? If not you ought. Right up your street if I am not mistaken.

Not at the Botanics, but I managed to see it last year down in London when it was outside the Museum of Natural History. Was excellent.

However will go along to the Botanics for another look some lunch time before it gone - not far from my work.

[Gemini]

Excuse my ignorance on Geography or Topography but is Portobello ever liable to be at a risk of flooding?

Gemini wrote:
There is a Geographical problem with where you live - due to it being above sea level.

Porty wrote:
If its not giving me a cement waistcoat, its wishing I was being consumed by some low form of sealife. I dont know what i keep coming here to be vilified?

Gemini wrote:
I would never malign you oh great one - but why do you keep coming back?

[jimann]

We're doomed, we're doomed!