Accessing Scotland's Past Project
Event ID 561542
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Accessing Scotland's Past Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/561542
Remnants of a stone-built weir or 'cauld' can be seen running across the River Tweed, immediately above its confluence with the River Teviot. The cauld is about 400m in length, cutting diagonally across the river. Its date is difficult to determine, but parts may be contemporary with the monastic mill which stood near Hogarth's Mill. The cauld, which would have been used to funnel water toward the mill lade, is shown on a drawing of Kelso published by John Slezer in about 1693. John Wood's 1823 'Town Plan of Kelso' shows the cauld running across the river to the site of the medieval mill.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
