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Cauld On River Tweed, Kelso

A Category B Listed Building in Kelso, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.6 / 55°36'0"N

Longitude: -2.4395 / 2°26'22"W

OS Eastings: 372403

OS Northings: 634130

OS Grid: NT724341

Mapcode National: GBR C3DP.NC

Mapcode Global: WH8XZ.HHKT

Plus Code: 9C7VJH26+25

Entry Name: Cauld On River Tweed, Kelso

Listing Name: Cauld on River Tweed

Listing Date: 17 May 1990

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 380553

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB35871

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Kelso, Cauld On River Tweed

ID on this website: 200380553

Location: Kelso

County: Scottish Borders

Town: Kelso

Electoral Ward: Kelso and District

Traditional County: Roxburghshire

Tagged with: Weir

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Description

Cauld/caul (= weir) on the River Tweed of comparatively
early date, built immediately above the confluence with the
the Teviot, to funnel water in to the mill on the east
bank; about 400m in length, set diagonally across the
river, appears to be built in 2 sections but either using
the thickly-wooded islet "Kelso Anna" as a stepping stone
or, alternatively, partlu buried by the latter. Difficult
to date, but parts may be medieval as a mill associated
with the nearby Abbey existed at Kelso from an early
date, and Slezer's view (pub 1693) appears to show a caul
(though no "Kelso Anna"). Stone-built, some concrete
repairs; paving with framework of timber baulks at the
shallower west end, may be of comparatively recent
(?19th century) work; steel and concrete salmon leap
also close to the west bank, is the only modern-looking
part, but it occupies the site of the salmon leap marked
on the 1857 OS map.

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