One of a series of caches set to coincide with the 300th
anniversary of the first written record of Juniper Green in the
Colinton Parish records (Nov 18th 1707), and the Water of Leith
cache in Trash out event. Juniper Green 300 has its own web site
www.junipergreen300.com with lots of
information and pictures, from which some of this information is
taken.
There was a mill operating on this site from as early as 1677.
It was mentioned as a lint mill in 1749. There were lint ponds in
the Belmont Road area of Juniper Green. The mill was changed to a
paper mill in 1792, but was quite small until it was expanded in
the 1950s. From 1957 it made board (including board for whisky
cartons). The mill closed in 1984, and is mostly demolished with
only a few walls, and the concrete floor still visible. There used
to be a ford at the bottom of the weir where the cache is. See also
The Sapphire Project
This cache is Very Large! It is a metal drum 28cm diameter, and
40cm deep, so bring all your big swaps - including jigsaws! It is
close to the weir (but no further!), and there are other hazards,
so please take care with children.