This picture by Jean Claude Nattes was sketched in 1799 and has a reference to the Calder. At the bottom right it says “Mill on the Calder, Below Millheugh“. The below reference being downstream from Milheugh. Given that another sketch shows Bardykes Black Mill at Priory Bridge, this different mill pictured appears on maps of […]
These photos were shared by my friend Alex Rochead. Alex was recently walking downstream of the Calder from Milheugh, but on the Cambuslang side of the river, an area he often explored as a boy. This is a steep area across the river from Niaroo and shows what is possibly part of the old coach […]
Dyesholm Mill – or Dysholm, or Dyesholm Bridge Mill, or even Dyewood Mill was one of a half dozen Blantyre mills on the River Calder. Dyewood Mill or Dyesholm Bridge Mill was situated on the west bank of the Calder River adjacent to the Pattenholm Ford directly below the Cottage Hospital on Bardykes Road. Although […]