Old Photograph River Garnock Scotland

Old photograph of the River Garnock flowing through Glengarnock in North Ayrshire, Scotland. The River Garnock, the smallest of Ayrshire's six principal rivers, has its source on the southerly side of the Hill of Stake in the heart of the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park. About a mile and a half south of this starting point the untested stream tumbles over the Spout of Garnock, the highest waterfall in Ayrshire, once thought to be the river's origin. The river then continues, for a total length of 20 miles or so, through the towns of Kilbirnie, Glengarnock, Dalry and Kilwinning to its confluence with the River Irvine at Irvine Harbour.



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Old Photograph Kaimes Ironworks Institute Muirkirk Scotland

Old photograph of the Kaimes Ironworks Institute in Muirkirk village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The tarworks at Kames were founded in 1786, and the ironworks were established the following year. The blackband ironstone seams were exhausted in 1901, however imported iron ore from Spain sustained operations for a few more years, but the ironworks closed in 1923. Opencast coal mining being in the 1950's, but this too soon came to an end in 1968. Kaimes Ironworks Institute was built at the same time as Kaimes Church, now demolished, " for the spiritual need and recreation of the people " working at the adjacent ironworks, again little now survives. Although the Institute now stands virtually alone, it was once the focal point in a thriving community, surrounded by miners' cottages. However, following the closure of the ironworks and coal mines the surrounding buildings were gradually demolished. In 1975 the Institute became Kaimes Outdoor Pursuits Centre, but is currently empty.



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Old Photograph Bridge Longformacus Scotland

Old photograph of boys fishing below the bridge over the Dye Water by Longformacus in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. The Dye Water, Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Dhàidh, is a river in the Lammermuir Hills. It rises in the Hope Hills, continues along the East Lothian boundary, a mile north east of Seenes Law, then east to Longformacus. The Dye Water joins the Whiteadder Water and completes its 12.5 mile journey. The Sir Walter Scott Way and the Southern Upland Way long distance walking footpaths also pass through Longformacus.



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Old Photograph River Leader Scotland

Old photograph of the River Leader, or Leader Water, a small tributary of the River Tweed in Lauderdale. It flows southwards from the Lammermuir Hills through the town of Lauder in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. The feeder burns, meaning streams, of the Leader Water are the Headshaw Burn, the Hillhouse Burn and the Kelphope Burn. They combine at the Carfrae mill hotel and the village of Oxton. The river is now sandwiched between the A68 and the A697, and it has absorbed the Cleekhimin Burn, Harry Burn, Washing Burn and Earnscleugh Burn. The Leader Water now passes to the east of the town of Lauder, by Thirlestane Castle. The A679 bridges the river which continues past Lauder Barns, West Mains and St. Leonards where the Leader receives his final feeder burn, the Boondreigh Burn. It now sticks closely by the A68, near the Whitslaid Tower, the Blainslies, Galadean, Birkhill, Chapel-on-Leader and Leadervale. After passing through the outskirts of Earlston, the course of the river is almost done, as it skirts some woodland, and after passing Drygrange, it joins the Tweed at Leaderfoot Viaduct. Nearby are Scott's View, Bemersyde House, Bemersyde Moss, Carolside, Dryburgh Abbey, the William Wallace Statue and the Roman forts at Newstead.



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Old Photograph Men Fishing River Tweed Scotland

Old photograph of fishermen fishing in the River Tweed in the Borders of Scotland. The River Tweed, or Tweed Water, is 97 miles long and flows east across the Border region in Scotland and northern England. Tweed cloth derives its name from its association with the River Tweed. The Tweed is one of the great salmon fishing rivers of Britain. It flows primarily through the scenic Borders region of Scotland, and eastwards from the settlements on opposing banks of Birgham and Carham forms the historic boundary between Scotland and England. It rises in the Lowther Hills at Tweed's Well near where the Clyde, draining northwest, and the Annan draining south also rise. " Annan, Tweed and Clyde rise oot the ae hillside " is a saying from the Border region. East of Kelso, it becomes a section of the eastern part of the border. Entering England, its lower reaches are in Northumberland, where it enters the North Sea at Berwick-upon-Tweed.



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