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Cotton Mill (Period Unassigned), Dam (Period Unassigned), Lade (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Busby, Upper Mill

Classification Cotton Mill (Period Unassigned), Dam (Period Unassigned), Lade (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Upper Dam

Canmore ID 43842

Site Number NS55NE 48

NGR NS 5795 5671

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/43842

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View of Upper Weir and Busby Bridge (in background).

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View of Upper Weir and Busby Bridge (in background).

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View of Upper Weir from the mill side.

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View of Upper Weir from the mill side.

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View of left wall of wheel pit.

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View of left wall of wheel pit.

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View of lower end of Upper Tunnel.

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View of lower end of Upper Tunnel.

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View of lower end of Upper Tunnel.

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View of lower end of Upper Tunnel.

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View of upper mill terracing.

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View of upper mill terracing.

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View of former sluice fixing on upper pond wall.

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View of former sluice fixing on upper pond wall.

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View of upper pond wall above lade outlet.

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View of upper pond wall above lade outlet.

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Vuew of upper pond.

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Vuew of upper pond.

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View of upper weir sluice.

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View of upper weir sluice.

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View of upper weir.

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View of upper weir.

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View of upper right wall of wheel pit.

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View of upper right wall of wheel pit.

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View of upper right wall of wheel pit.

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View of upper right wall of wheel pit.

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View of upper right wall of wheel pit.

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View of upper right wall of wheel pit.

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View of lower right wall of wheel pit.

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View of lower right wall of wheel pit.

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View of right wall of wheel pit.

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View of right wall of wheel pit.

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Detail view of left wall of wheel pit.

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Detail view of left wall of wheel pit.

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View of left wall of wheel pit.

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View of left wall of wheel pit.

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View of left wall of wheel pit.

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View of left wall of wheel pit.

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View of wheel pit.

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View of wheel pit.

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Detail view of left wall of wheel pit.

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Detail view of left wall of wheel pit.

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View of Upper Weir from Busby Glen park showing steps in front of sluice and curved modern concrete dam blocking entrance to upper pond behind sluice.

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View of Upper Weir from Busby Glen park showing steps in front of sluice and curved modern concrete dam blocking entrance to upper pond behind sluice.

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View of terracing supporting cliff above the Upper Mill.

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View of terracing supporting cliff above the Upper Mill.

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View of top end of Upper Tunnel.

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View of top end of Upper Tunnel.

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View of Upper Mill foundations at waterfall.

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View of Upper Mill foundations at waterfall.

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View of upper mill acess road.

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View of upper mill acess road.

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View of mill corner and terracing above wheel pit.

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View of mill corner and terracing above wheel pit.

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View of lower right wall of wheel pit.

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View of lower right wall of wheel pit.

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Detail view of left wall of wheel pit.

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Detail view of left wall of wheel pit.

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View of water wheel scoring on left wall of wheel pit.

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View of water wheel scoring on left wall of wheel pit.

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View of lower left wall of wheel pit.

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View of lower left wall of wheel pit.

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View downstream from wheel pit into tunnel.

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View downstream from wheel pit into tunnel.

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View of downstream end of wheel pit.

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View of downstream end of wheel pit.

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View of downstream end of wheel pit.

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View of downstream end of wheel pit.

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View of top end of Upper Tunnel.

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View of top end of Upper Tunnel.

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View of upper pond wall above lade outlet.

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View of upper pond wall above lade outlet.

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View of upper pond inlet arch.

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View of upper pond inlet arch.

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View of 'steps' on downstream side of upper weir sluice.

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View of 'steps' on downstream side of upper weir sluice.

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View of masonry wall of upper weir sluice.

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View of masonry wall of upper weir sluice.

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View under arch of wheel pit.

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View under arch of wheel pit.

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Detail view of right wall of wheel pit.

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Detail view of right wall of wheel pit.

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Detail view of left wall of wheel pit.

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Detail view of left wall of wheel pit.

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View of upper left wall of wheel pit.

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View of upper left wall of wheel pit.

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View of left wall of wheel pit.

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View of left wall of wheel pit.

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View of downstream end of wheel pit.

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View of downstream end of wheel pit.

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View from wheel pit to arch of upper tunnel.

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View from wheel pit to arch of upper tunnel.

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View of top end of Upper Tunnel.

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View of top end of Upper Tunnel.

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View of waterfall and upper mill foundation.

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View of waterfall and upper mill foundation.

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View of upper pond.

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View of upper pond.

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View of upper pond inlet.

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View of upper pond inlet.

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View of upper weir sluice.

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View of upper weir sluice.

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View of lower right wall of wheel pit.

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View of lower right wall of wheel pit.

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Detail view of left wall of wheel pit.

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Detail view of left wall of wheel pit.

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View of upper left wall of wheel pit.

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View of upper left wall of wheel pit.

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View of lower left wall of wheel pit.

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View of lower left wall of wheel pit.

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View of lower left wall of wheel pit.

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View of lower left wall of wheel pit.

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View of left wall of wheel pit.

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View of left wall of wheel pit.

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View downstream from wheel pit into tunnel.

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View downstream from wheel pit into tunnel.

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View of upper pond.

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View of upper pond.

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View of upper pond from wheel pit.

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View of upper pond from wheel pit.

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View of brick archaed area in Upper Tunnel.

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View of brick archaed area in Upper Tunnel.

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View of timber in upper pond wall.

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View of timber in upper pond wall.

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View of upper pond inlet arch.

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View of upper pond inlet arch.

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Detail view of upper weir sluice.

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Detail view of upper weir sluice.

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View of upper weir.

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View of upper weir.

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View of upstream end of wheel pit.

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View of upstream end of wheel pit.

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View of lower left wall of wheel pit.

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View of lower left wall of wheel pit.

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View of brick arched entrance to upper pond.

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View of brick arched entrance to upper pond.

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View down Upper Tunnel.

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View down Upper Tunnel.

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View of river terrace of Upper Mill.

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View of river terrace of Upper Mill.

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View of upper mill acess road.

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View of upper mill acess road.

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View of upper mill foundations at waterfall.

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View of upper mill foundations at waterfall.

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View of upper pond inlet.

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View of upper pond inlet.

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View of upper weir.

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View of upper weir.

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View of right wall of wheel pit.

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View of right wall of wheel pit.

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View of left wall and downstream wall of wheel pit.

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View of left wall and downstream wall of wheel pit.

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View of left wall of wheel pit.

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View of left wall of wheel pit.

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View of downstream end of wheel pit.

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View of downstream end of wheel pit.

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Busby, Upper Mill, NS55NE 48, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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Busby, Upper Mill, NS55NE 48, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

1958

© Crown Copyright: HES (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Collection)

View of Upper Weir sluice gate.

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View of Upper Weir sluice gate.

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View of Upper Weir sluice gate.

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View of Upper Weir sluice gate.

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View of waterfall and upper weir.

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View of waterfall and upper weir.

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View of upper mill terracing.

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View of upper mill terracing.

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Detail view of upper weir sluice.

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Detail view of upper weir sluice.

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View of upper weir.

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View of upper weir.

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Detail view of upper weir.

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Detail view of upper weir.

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View of upstream end of wheel pit.

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View of upstream end of wheel pit.

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View under arch of wheel pit.

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View under arch of wheel pit.

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View of upper right wall of wheel pit.

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View of upper right wall of wheel pit.

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View of water wheel scoring on left wall of wheel pit.

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View of water wheel scoring on left wall of wheel pit.

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View of left wall of wheel pit.

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View of left wall of wheel pit.

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View of left wall of wheel pit.

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View of left wall of wheel pit.

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View of downstream end of wheel pit.

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View of downstream end of wheel pit.

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View of right wall of wheel pit.

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View of right wall of wheel pit.

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View of sluice gate and Upper Weir.

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View of sluice gate and Upper Weir.

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General view of wheel pit.

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General view of wheel pit.

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View of brick arched area in Upper Tunnel.

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View of brick arched area in Upper Tunnel.

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View of upper mill access road.

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View of upper mill access road.

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View of upper pond wall above lade outlet.

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View of upper pond wall above lade outlet.

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View of upper pond inlet arch.

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View of upper pond inlet arch.

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View of Upper Weir and Busby Bridge (in background).

View of Upper Weir from the mill side.

View of left wall of wheel pit.

View of lower end of Upper Tunnel.

View of lower end of Upper Tunnel.

View of upper mill terracing.

View of former sluice fixing on upper pond wall.

View of upper pond wall above lade outlet.

Vuew of upper pond.

View of upper weir sluice.

View of upper weir.

View of upper right wall of wheel pit.

View of upper right wall of wheel pit.

View of upper right wall of wheel pit.

View of lower right wall of wheel pit.

View of right wall of wheel pit.

Detail view of left wall of wheel pit.

View of left wall of wheel pit.

View of left wall of wheel pit.

View of wheel pit.

Detail view of left wall of wheel pit.

View of Upper Weir from Busby Glen park showing steps in front of sluice and curved modern concrete dam blocking entrance to upper pond behind sluice.

View of terracing supporting cliff above the Upper Mill.

View of top end of Upper Tunnel.

View of Upper Mill foundations at waterfall.

View of upper mill acess road.

View of mill corner and terracing above wheel pit.

View of lower right wall of wheel pit.

Detail view of left wall of wheel pit.

View of water wheel scoring on left wall of wheel pit.

View of lower left wall of wheel pit.

View downstream from wheel pit into tunnel.

View of downstream end of wheel pit.

View of downstream end of wheel pit.

View of top end of Upper Tunnel.

View of upper pond wall above lade outlet.

View of upper pond inlet arch.

View of 'steps' on downstream side of upper weir sluice.

View of masonry wall of upper weir sluice.

View under arch of wheel pit.

Detail view of right wall of wheel pit.

Detail view of left wall of wheel pit.

View of upper left wall of wheel pit.

View of left wall of wheel pit.

View of downstream end of wheel pit.

View from wheel pit to arch of upper tunnel.

View of top end of Upper Tunnel.

View of waterfall and upper mill foundation.

View of upper pond.

View of upper pond inlet.

View of upper weir sluice.

View of lower right wall of wheel pit.

Detail view of left wall of wheel pit.

View of upper left wall of wheel pit.

View of lower left wall of wheel pit.

View of lower left wall of wheel pit.

View of left wall of wheel pit.

View downstream from wheel pit into tunnel.

View of upper pond.

View of upper pond from wheel pit.

View of brick archaed area in Upper Tunnel.

View of timber in upper pond wall.

View of upper pond inlet arch.

Detail view of upper weir sluice.

View of upper weir.

View of upstream end of wheel pit.

View of lower left wall of wheel pit.

View of brick arched entrance to upper pond.

View down Upper Tunnel.

View of river terrace of Upper Mill.

View of upper mill acess road.

View of upper mill foundations at waterfall.

View of upper pond inlet.

View of upper weir.

View of right wall of wheel pit.

View of left wall and downstream wall of wheel pit.

View of left wall of wheel pit.

View of downstream end of wheel pit.

Busby, Upper Mill, NS55NE 48, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

View of Upper Weir sluice gate.

View of Upper Weir sluice gate.

View of waterfall and upper weir.

View of upper mill terracing.

Detail view of upper weir sluice.

View of upper weir.

Detail view of upper weir.

View of upstream end of wheel pit.

View under arch of wheel pit.

View of upper right wall of wheel pit.

View of water wheel scoring on left wall of wheel pit.

View of left wall of wheel pit.

View of left wall of wheel pit.

View of downstream end of wheel pit.

View of right wall of wheel pit.

View of sluice gate and Upper Weir.

General view of wheel pit.

View of brick arched area in Upper Tunnel.

View of upper mill access road.

View of upper pond wall above lade outlet.

View of upper pond inlet arch.

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Administrative Areas

Council East Renfrewshire
Parish Mearns
Former Region Strathclyde
Former District Eastwood
Former County Renfrewshire

Archaeology Notes

NS55NE 48 5795 5671

Depicted on OS 6" map, Renfrewshire, 1st ed., (1863), sheet xvii

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