During 1859, the Bridge Mill or formerly Brig Mylne on the northwest side of Crossbasket Estate was described locally as “An Old Corn Mill now used for grinding and cutting by machine saws, logwood, Boxwood, Limewood and other woods used for dyeing purposes. It is bought by the proprieter J. Clarke Esqr. of Crossbasket. The […]
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Lee Burn, near Crossbasket
The Lee or Lees Burn is a stream which rises at “Mains Castle” in East Kilbride Parish and forms the Parish Boundary for about a mile before it enters the Rotten Calder river, near “Bridge Mill“. Mains Castle stands about a mile westwards of Crossbasket. Interestingly, where the Lees Burn meets the rotten Calder river […]
Bridge Mill River Runs Clear
The Lee or Lees Burn is a stream which rises at “Mains Castle” in East Kilbride Parish and forms the Parish Boundary for about a mile before it enters the Rotten Calder river, near “Bridge Mill” at Crossbasket. Interestingly, where the Lees Burn meets the rotten Calder river at the Bridge Mill location, exactly across […]