scottish borders

This was a complimentary visit since I was in the area looking at other water powered things - it’s been reported before Report - - Charterhall Sawmill, Scottish Borders: April 2024. | Industrial Sites. See the above post for better photos, mine are phone and mostly about how the place may once...

I’m calling this Harwood mill because it’s near Harwood lake and farm - other than appearing on maps between 1896 and 1916 I haven’t found any specific information about it at all. Now I’ve been in many defunct saw mills and there’s usually not much to see; typically a rickety wooden shack...

This was an accidental find - I was looking at the remains of a watermill (Stichill Mill) and walked over to see what the deal was with a sluice and tank marked nearby. The ‘sluice’, which takes water from a grill near the top of a small waterfall (Stichill Linn), looked like the forebay...

Introduction Visited this fantastic little sawmill up in Scotland on mine and @JakeV50’s trip up to Scotland last year. It was a pleasant surprise and was a nice relaxed visit. Information & History Unfortunately, there isn’t too much information floating around about this one. It is located...

Charterhall Sawmill Another one from mine and Dan's trip up to Scotland back in the spring. We spent the weeks before the trip digging online as usual, and I found a post regarding this sawmill on an online forum, it was a single photo of an outbuilding with no description other than 'disused...

Reposting because I think I posted this in the wrong place first time! Sorry if seeming like spam! First report so please be kind haha! St Aidans was built in the 1820s by Sir Adam Ferguson, a close friend of Sir Walter Scott, and then expanded upon by George Bainbridge. The house had several...

Gattonside House Built between 1821-24, Sir Adam and Lady Ferguson, close associates of Sir Walter Scott lived at Gattonside House. Following this the house was acquired by retired banker George Bainbridge who employed eminent local architect, John Smith of Darnick in 1824 to enlarge it with...

owned by the Elliot family from 1845, following the death of Robert Pringle Clifton and the succession of his cousin, Robert Kerr Elliot of Harwood. House blueprints: https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/record/hes/136628/clifton-park/rcahms?inline=true Coordinates: Latitude: 55.5342 / 55°32'3"N...

The Crook Inn (Pic heavy) Situated at the side of the A701 on the scenic route through the Scottish borders sits The Crook Inn. The widely acclaimed "oldest inn in Scotland" was first licensed in 1604. The inn most likely started as a refuge for drovers and a meeting place for local shepherds...

Old Borders College Galashiels The explore The College has been empty since the Borders College transferred all functions in April 2009 although from paperwork most moved late 2008 from this site at Melrose Road to the new campus at Netherdale. History The original house on this site is called...

Access to underground intake for the aqueduct from Megget to Glencorse, South of Edinburgh. Tunnel takes you under reservoir to a tower in the middle.

History: There is very little history on this place, it doesn't even exist on an OS map., I spotted it 11 years ago when I was biking in the forest and I have been back many times since. The room with the bunk beds has a fantastic green decay. There is loft space with more artifacts but no easy...

This was a spur of the moment one on a recent trip back home as a few others places on my list didn't work out. Easily the most grimy and rotten hospital I have been in so far. Hawick Cottage Hospital is a good example of a purpose-built small regional hospital that displays some good Arts and...