the water watcher 05.
THE DRUMLANRIG BRIG.
the drumlanrig brig/bridge, built in 1776-1777, and widened in 1900. bridges the river slitrig, which was one of the rivers that used to feed the underground mill lades, that supplied power to the mills, it joins the river teviot a few yards downstream at the plum pool. also known as the douglas brig ,and the towerdykeside brig, leads from the high street to the sandbed and the bottom of the howgate. building on the extreme right with green fence is the office bar, which used to be called the douglas arms-the large building on the 2nd right was an old bank, then clintys bar, and now a wedding shop, building behind used to be the old tower mill, and building on left a cafe - now a hairdressers, off license shop, and houses. behind this bridge is another bridge of such - that it is a wide tunnel bridge with the tower mill and other buildings built on top of it which 200yrs ago it would be known as clinty's brig, which is now long gone but still steeped in hawicks history. hawick, (also known as the grey auld toon) scottish borders, scotland.
THE DRUMLANRIG BRIG.
the drumlanrig brig/bridge, built in 1776-1777, and widened in 1900. bridges the river slitrig, which was one of the rivers that used to feed the underground mill lades, that supplied power to the mills, it joins the river teviot a few yards downstream at the plum pool. also known as the douglas brig ,and the towerdykeside brig, leads from the high street to the sandbed and the bottom of the howgate. building on the extreme right with green fence is the office bar, which used to be called the douglas arms-the large building on the 2nd right was an old bank, then clintys bar, and now a wedding shop, building behind used to be the old tower mill, and building on left a cafe - now a hairdressers, off license shop, and houses. behind this bridge is another bridge of such - that it is a wide tunnel bridge with the tower mill and other buildings built on top of it which 200yrs ago it would be known as clinty's brig, which is now long gone but still steeped in hawicks history. hawick, (also known as the grey auld toon) scottish borders, scotland.