Old travel Blog photograph of cottages and bridge in Mennock, 2 miles South East of Sanquhar located North of Thornhill which is located north of Dumfries, Scotland. The village was known as Minnock Bridge in 1886 and the river was recorded as Minnick Water with its source 7 miles away on the north western slope of Lowther Hill. The water has its confluence here with the River Nith. The area is famous for its association with the Covenanters. A road overbridge lies a little way to the south carrying the B797 Mennock Pass road to Leadhills and Wanlockhead. A toll house stood just to the south of the junction on the western side. A weighing machine was located near this toll house, set into the road surface. By 1898 the toll house had closed and the weighing machine was no longer present.
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