Field Visit

Date 2009

Event ID 615805

Category Recording

Type Field Visit

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Mills, lades, dams and tunnels

Stuart Nisbet

Entry to the Upper Lade (Mills of Gryfe Lade, restored in the 1980s) recorded at NS 3878 6578 from the Bridge of Weir Dam No 3. The remains of timber sluice gates and overflow were also recorded. The Upper Lade served at least four mill sites, each with its own overshot wheel. Names for these included the original Mill of Gryfe (NS 3883 6575) and Shanks Mill, Gryfe Grove Mill, Gavin’s Mill, Gryfe Corn Mill, Saw Mill, West Mill and East Mill. Each tailrace then fed the Lower Lade via still surviving brick tunnels (see Bridge of

Weir – Laigh Gryfe Mill entry).

Archive: Detailed plans in Bridge of Weir History Society archive