2007

NT2373 : Belford Weir, Water of Leith

taken 17 years ago, 3 km from Edinburgh, Scotland

Belford Weir, Water of Leith
Belford Weir, Water of Leith
Now a quiet backwater, the river was once a hive of early industry. A parish minister contributing to Sinclair's Old Statistical Account in 1795 averred that "This small river does more work than perhaps any other, even of the largest size in Scotland". Hamish Coghill, in his book on the river published in the 1980s, gives the following statistics for 1792: 76 water-driven mills, comprising 24 flour, 14 oatmeal, 12 barley, 7 saw, 6 snuff, 5 cloth fulling, 4 paper, 2 lint and 2 leather. The mills are long gone, but the weir runs on.

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Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage Category: Weir other tags: Weir Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · The Water of Leith - from source to sea Automatic Clusters: · Weir on the Water of Leith [30] Title Clusters: · Belford Weir, Water of Leith [2] ·
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NT2373, 814 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
kim traynor   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 15 September, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 7 June, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 233 736 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:57.0006N 3:13.7683W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 233 737
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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