Milnholm Fish Hatchery
Fish Hatchery (20th Century)
Site Name Milnholm Fish Hatchery
Classification Fish Hatchery (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Millholm Hatchery
Canmore ID 45940
Site Number NS78NE 13
NGR NS 78419 87676
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/45940
- Council Stirling
- Parish St Ninians
- Former Region Central
- Former District Stirling
- Former County Stirlingshire
Dating from 1881, this brick and concrete built, 2 storey, 7 by 2 bay building was built for Sir JR Maitland as part of his pioneering fish rearing management system based at Howietoun Fishery. The building was built on a slope in order to use gravity to allow water to flow through the hatching bins or tanks. The fish hatched here are either shipped to customers or can be raised further and put into the nursery ponds at Howietoun to the north.
Infoamtion from RCAHMS (MMD), 15 January 2015.