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Water Mills on the Bowmont (2002) was the society's first publication. It was prompted by the redundancy and dereliction of the many mills in the Yetholm area. Three of the most prominent buildings - the mills at Duncanhaugh, Kirk Yetholm & Blunty's -  were still standing, but were in the process of radical conversion. Others, such as the old sawmill on Yetholm haugh, were disappearing under the earth. Gordon Ogilvie convened a small research group and the result was Water Mills on the Bowmont. As the title suggests its coverage extends beyond the immediate environs of Yetholm, including discussion of the mills at Belford and Sourhope. Now out of print, a copy can be consulted in the YHS archives in the Old Mission Hall in Town Yetholm, along with other relevant material which we have collected. A selection of images  from the archives can be seen below.

Yetholm History Society also owns several blankets that were made at Blunty's Mill, some of which can be seen below.

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King Charles Faa Blythe sitting on the old packhorse bridge over the mill lade at Blunty's Mill.
Kirk Yetholm Mill c.1950.
A blanket from Blunty's Mill owned by the society.
Blunty's Mill blanket fragments owned by the society.
Blunty's Mill standing derelict - much of this has now been demolished.
Blunty's Mill as it may have appeared in 1840.
Duncanhaugh Mill, 1983, shortly before it was converted into housing.
Duncanhaugh Mill c.1910.
Blunty's Mill 1950s.
Primside Mill c.1900.
Duncanhaugh Mill, c.1900.
The lade at Duncanhaugh, c.1910.
The saw mill on the haugh, still in working order, 1930s.
The remains of the sawmill on the haugh, as they appear today.
Remains of water-wheel in Blunty's Mill, mid-1990s.
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  • Yetholm Heritage Centre
    • Heritage Centre Project
  • Syllabus
  • Publications
    • Water Mills on the Bowmont
    • Bygone Yetholm
    • Yetholm Past and Present
    • Let Yetholm Flourish
    • Miscellaneous publications
  • YHS Archive
    • Images of Town Yetholm
    • Images of Kirk Yetholm
    • People
    • Events
    • Texts
    • Yetholm Militia Club
    • Excise Book 1820
  • Contact
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