Does anyone know where this swing bridge was? Yes, Milton Cottage Balvarran.The swing bridge pictured was over the Ardle at Balvarran Cottages and led onto a path to Loch Cottage. A short cut to the main road for the bus presumably.
James Small of Dirnanean Monument at road junction . It has now been moved to the side of the junction after damage.
This page was added by Sally Gingell on 01/02/2016.
The "Dounie Mill 1970" shows the Dounie Mill cottage during Charlie Nairn's restoration, carried out by Dan Webster, Jimmie Wilkinson and Menzie's, mainly by Keek Keiro and Ali Martin. That's Charlie and Gordon Duncan from Croftmuir farm walking over where the old Dounie Mill cow-byre was.
The "Dounie Threshing Mill 1972" is surely the Balchrochan threshing mill? The Dounie Mill was water-powered [as you can see above] but the Balchrochan one was circular – so for horses [or cattle] to go round and round turning the mill. The Pitcarmick round-room added on in the 1970s was based on this Mill.
Photo tagged as just outside Kirkmichael on froad to Enochdhu is actualy just outside Br of Cally on way to Kirkie I think.
The swing bridge pictured was over the Ardle at Balvarran Cottages and led onto a path to Loch Cottage. A short cut to the main road for the bus presumably.