Cousland, Smithy
Smithy (18th Century)
Site Name Cousland, Smithy
Classification Smithy (18th Century)
Canmore ID 96423
Site Number NT36NE 81
NGR NT 37840 68484
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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DP 280612
View of Blacksmiths from south. he tyre plate on which metal wagon tyres were fitted to wooden wagon wheels is visible in the foreground.
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DP 286512
Exterior. View of south elevation of blacksmith's cottage, from south.
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DP 287234
Exterior. View of Blacksmith and Blacksmith's cottage, from north east.
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DP 287236
Exterior. View of blacksmiths from south east.
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DP 287242
Interior. View of blacksmith's workbench and vices, from south east.
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SC 2590202
View from SW.
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7/5/1987
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SC 2590204
General view from SSE.
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7/5/1987
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SC 1663287
Cousland Blacksmiths. Detail of entrance and Mr. Sked the blacksmith.
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7/5/1987
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SC 1663293
Cousland Blacksmiths. Interior. General view of workshop from W.
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7/5/1987
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SC 1663299
Cousland Blacksmiths. Interior. Detail of sharpening machine.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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SC 1663301
Cousland Blacksmiths. General view from S.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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DP 280582
General view of Blacksmiths (centre) and adjoining cottage (left), from south east. The lean to on the right is a post-1945 addition. Tyre plate in foreground on which metal cart wheel tyres were fitted to wooden cartwheels.
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5/7/2018
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DP 280583
Interior. Blacksmith's workshop from north west showing (left to right), swage block, anvil, hearth, second anvil and iron beam bending machine.
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DP 280619
Detail of trough and window from south.
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DP 286503
Interior. View of blacksmith's workshop from west showing the cylindrical bellows.
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5/6/2018
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DP 286507
Interior. Detail base of hoop making cone.
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DP 286513
Exterior. View of blacksmith's cottage from south west.
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DP 287233
Exterior. View of Blacksmith and Blacksmith's cottage, from north east.
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DP 287238
Interior. View of blacksmith's hearth from west.
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5/7/2018
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SC 2590194
Interior. Detail of tools.
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7/5/1987
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SC 2590195
Detail of entrance.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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SC 2590197
Interior. General view of workshop.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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SC 2590198
Interior. General view of workshop.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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SC 1663285
Cousland Blacksmiths. Interior view of Cousland smithy showing detail of workbench.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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SC 1663297
Cousland Blacksmiths. Interior. Detail of lathe.
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7/5/1987
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DP 280621
Detail of window from south showing wall remodelled using brick.
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5/7/2018
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DP 286498
Interior. Detail of the smaller of the two main anvils and blocks. The 'horn' is on the right.
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5/6/2018
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DP 286499
Interior. Detail of the largest of the anvils with its block and the swage block behind. The powered hammer in the background has since been removed.
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5/6/2018
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DP 286511
Interior. Detail of floor construction.
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5/6/2018
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SC 2590201
Interior. General view of workshop from W.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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SC 2590203
General view from N.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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SC 1663288
Cousland Blacksmiths. Interior. Detail of tools.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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SC 1663289
Cousland Blacksmiths. Interior. General view of workshop.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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DP 286502
Interior. View of blacksmith's workshop from south west showing what may be the remains of a beam drill.
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5/6/2018
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DP 286514
Exterior. View of remains of outbuilding, from south east.
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5/6/2018
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DP 287232
Exterior. View of Blacksmiths from north.
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5/7/2018
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DP 287241
Interior. Detail of blacksmith's power hammer, from south west.
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5/7/2018
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SC 1663290
Cousland Blacksmiths. Interior. General view of workshop.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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SC 1663294
Cousland Blacksmiths. View from SW.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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SC 1663298
Cousland Blacksmiths. Interior. Detail of lawn mower sharpening machine.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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DP 280611
General view of Blacksmiths from south east. The tyre plate on which metal wagon tyres were fitted to wooden wagon wheels is visible in the foreground.
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5/7/2018
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DP 286491
Exterior. View of blacksmith's cottage from north east.
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5/6/2018
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DP 286495
ExInterior. Detail of entrance doorway from south.
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DP 286506
Interior. Detail of hoop shaping cone. Made of cast iron.
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5/6/2018
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DP 286510
Interior. Detail of blacksmith's tools.
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5/6/2018
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DP 287231
Exterior. View of Blacksmith's cottage from north east.
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5/7/2018
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SC 2590196
Interior. Detail of tools.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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SC 2590209
General view from S.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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SC 1663295
Cousland Blacksmiths. General view from N.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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DP 280584
Interior. Blacksmith's workshop from north east showing masonry fabric.
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5/7/2018
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DP 280613
View of Blacksmiths from south.
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DP 280618
View of Blacksmiths Cottage from north east.
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DP 286501
Interior. Detail of shelving from south.
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DP 287229
Exterior. View of Blacksmith's cottage (left) and workshop (right), from south west.
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DP 287230
Exterior. View of Blacksmith's cottage from west.
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DP 287237
Interior. View of blacksmith's workshop from south west showing from left to right possible remains of a beam drill, swage block, larger and smaller anvil, cylindrical bellows and hearth.
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5/7/2018
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SC 2590205
Interior. Detail of lathe.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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SC 2590206
Interior. Detail of lawn mower sharpening machine.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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SC 2590207
Interior. Detail of sharpening machine.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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SC 537069
Cousland, Smithy, interior. General view of workshop from West.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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SC 564426
Cousland Smithy
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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SC 1663286
Cousland Blacksmiths. Interior. Detail of tools.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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SC 1663296
Cousland Blacksmiths. General view from SSE.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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SC 1663300
Cousland Blacksmiths. Interior. Detail of pillar drill.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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DP 280614
General view of Blacksmiths from south west.
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5/7/2018
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DP 286497
Interior. Detail of a small anvil for lighter metalworking. This has since been removed.
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5/6/2018
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SC 2083602
Cousland Smithy: Ground plan and section Y-Y1
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11/2018
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SC 564427
Cousland Smithy
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7/5/1987
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SC 1663292
Cousland Blacksmiths. Interior. General view of workshop from E.
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7/5/1987
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DP 280615
General view of Blacksmiths Cottage from west showing modern alottment gardens
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5/7/2018
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DP 280620
Detail of trough (Dalkeith Foundry 1845) and window from south.
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DP 286490
Exterior. View of remains of outbuilding (former cottages), from north east.
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DP 286500
Interior. Detail of swage block.
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DP 286504
Interior. View of blacksmith's workshop from north showing detail of a work bench with pillar drill.
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DP 286505
Interior. View of blacksmith's workshop from north east showing the wooden floor and 'brick' flooring as well as the bar cutter.
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DP 286508
Interior. Detail of blacksmith's tools storage - hammers, tongs etc..
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DP 286509
Interior. Detail of blacksmith's tools.
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DP 287235
Exterior. View of grounds to the rear of blacksmiths, from east.
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DP 287239
Interior. View of blacksmith's workshop from south east.
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DP 287240
Interior. Detail of blacksmith's power hammer, from south east.
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5/7/2018
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SC 2590193
Interior view of Cousland smithy showing detail of workbench.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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SC 2590200
Interior. General view of workshop from E.
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7/5/1987
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SC 2590208
Interior. Detail of pillar drill.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
7/5/1987
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- Council Midlothian
- Parish Cranston
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District Midlothian
- Former County Midlothian
NT36NE 81.00 37840 68484 Smithy
NT36NE 81.01 NT 37831 68486 Cottage
