Other mills

Four, possibly five mills were clustered on the River North Esk between Polton Village and Lasswade:

Springfield Mill, Polton

Established c. 1717, closed 1966.

Springfield Mills site, Polton 2009
Now Springfield Mill nature reserve. EH18 1JX. Nearest bus stops Polton Road West, services 31, 49.

Polton Mill

Established 1750, closed soon after the Second World War.

Polton Mill site, 2009
Site is to the north east of Polton Bowling Club, EH18 1JT. Nearest bus stops Polton Road West, services 31, 49.

Kevock Mill, Polton

Established c.1850, date of closure uncertain.

Kevock Mill site, 2009
Part of the site now houses the Edinburgh and Lasswade Riding Centre, EH18 1HX. Nearest bus stops Wadingburn Road, service 40.

Melville Mill

Established 1760, closed in the 1830s. Location uncertain.

St. Leonards Mill, Westmill Road, Lasswade

Established 1792, closed 1965.

St. Leonards Mill site, 2009
One building survives as ‘The Paper Mill’ restaurant, EH18 1LX. Nearest bus stops High Street, Lasswade, services 31, 40.

Newbattle Mill

Established 1795, closed 1890

Newbattle Mill site, 2009
Part of the site now houses the Lothian Bridge Caravan site, EH22 4TP. Between the River South Esk and the railway viaduct beside the A7. Nearest bus stops on Dalhousie Road, services 29, 39.

Inveresk Mill, Musselburgh

Established 1867, closed 1970

Inveresk Mill Low Mill Salle building, 2009
On the Inveresk Industrial Estate, EH21 7UL. Nearest bus stops opposite Tesco services 108, 124, 128, and in Musselborough High Street, services 15, 26, 30, 40, 44, 106, 113, 129

For more about these mills see Penicuik Papermaking