Fourteen Strollers met for a walk from Silverknowes Golf Club finishing at Barnton. Thankfully the weather was just perfect for a stroll.
Making our way down the esplanade we passed all the volunteers out doing
litter picking, well done to them. There was also a group on the water trying
small surfboarding. No one from the group seemed too keen to join in. The water
temperature seemed a bit on the low side.
We passed the statue of the Cramond Fish and made our way to the River Almond
and passed the site where the Roman statue of a lion was found. We then
proceeded up the Almond looking at the old docking bays that had been built for
the boats that took the stone from Craigie Quarry to Leith and then into
Edinburgh. You could still see the holes in the cliff where they had built a
railway from the quarry to the dock area to transport the rock.
We passed the sites of the various mills that at one time provided the
work in the area making corn, paper, spades and nails.
Once we had navigated the 80 steps up and down, we stopped for lunch at
the ‘old’ Cramond Brig. From here we then followed the path up to the Grotto
Bridge which provided a nice view of the water rushing below. Crossing this, we
made our way to Cammo estate and had a walk round the grounds there. There is
only part of what was once a large stately home remaining now but the grounds
are worth a walk.
From here we made our way back down to Barnton to navigate the busy road
back to the bus stops and home.
Thanks to Drew for organising the walk and nice weather.
He promises to try and make the next walk a bit shorter and flatter (no
steps).
