Denholm, Westside Mill
Woollen Mill (18th Century)
Site Name Denholm, Westside Mill
Classification Woollen Mill (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Denholm, Stocking Mill; Old Mill
Canmore ID 55227
Site Number NT51NE 38
NGR NT 56725 18419
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/55227
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Cavers
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Roxburgh
- Former County Roxburghshire
NT51NE 38 56725 18419
Not to be confused with Denholm Mill (NT 5657 1848), for which see NT51NE 37.
Two of the early factories or stocking-shops have survived. The one in the better state of preservation stands at the W corner of the village; it is an oblong building of rubble with slated roof, and contains three floors and a dovecot in the roof. On the upper floors there is a regular series of small windows, each intended to light a stocking-machine. The entrance for goods on the first floor has been enlarged.
RCAHMS 1956.
(Location cited as NT 567 183). Stocking Mill, Denholm, late 18th century. A three-storey, 2- by 6-bay rubble building with small windows for individual stocking frames in the upper floors. Later converted to a warehouse by the insertion of a door and wall crane at first-floor level.
J R Hume 1976.
Westside Mill, late 18th century. Three-storey, rubble, with slated roof. Upper floors with small square windows each lighting a stocking-machine.
This mill represents an interim stage between cottage industry and the full-blown factory production of the Hawick mills. Unfortunately, its conversion to a dwelling has diminished its authenticity.
C A Strang 1994.
Sbc Note
Visibility: This is an upstanding building.
Information from Scottish Borders Council.
