11 - Dean Village
listen to ‘Water of Leith Audio Trail - 11 - Dean Village’ on AudiobooWelcome to the Dean Village – it is hard to imagine that this was once Edinburgh's industrial slum, home to 8 grain mills, a...
View Article12 - Dean Village Part 2
listen to ‘Water of Leith Audio Trail - 12 - Dean Village 2’ on AudiobooYou are standing beside the Old Dean Bridge, built in 1643 by the Baxters. Look for a carved stone in the wall showing the...
View Article13 - St Bernard's Well
listen to ‘Water of Leith Audio Trail - 13 - St Bernards Well’ on AudiobooHaving passed the private designed gardens flanking the river and the smaller St Georges well you are now at St Bernard’s well....
View Article14 - Stockbridge
listen to ‘Water of Leith Audio Trail - 14 - Stockbridge’ on AudiobooStockbridge is thought to have taken its name from the first timber, or stock, bridge over the river. The village was a rural...
View Article15 - Rocheid Path
listen to ‘Water of Leith Audio Trail - 15 - Rocheid Path’ on AudiobooYou are now opposite the Stockbridge Colonies, across the river. The housing was built between 1861 and 1911 by the Edinburgh...
View Article16 - St Mark's Park
listen to ‘Water of Leith Audio Trail - 16 - St Mark's Park’ on AudiobooThis area is known as Powderhall, a name which is said to have originated from the gunpowder factory which once existed nearby....
View Article17 - Bonnington
listen to ‘Water of Leith Audio Trail - 17 - Bonnington’ on AudiobooThis section of walkway was only opened in 2003 and marks the final phase of the project to create a continuous walkway from Balerno...
View Article18 - Coalie Park
listen to ‘Water of Leith Audio Trail - 18 - Coalie Park’ on AudiobooThis area is known as Coalie Park. The river bank as been landscaped following its use as a coal depot and railway yard. In the past...
View Article19 - Sandport Place
listen to ‘Water of Leith Audio Trail - 19 - Sandport Place’ on AudiobooWelcome to Leith. The mouth of the Water of Leith river formed a natural harbour, and since Roman time settlements have sprung up...
View Article20 - Victoria Bridge
listen to ‘Water of Leith Audio Trail - 20 - Victoria Bridge’ on AudiobooThe Victoria Bridge, the last of Leith's opening bridges, was restored in 2000 and marks the end of the Water of Leith walkway....
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