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 2007 cache in Trash out event. Juniper Green has its own web site www.junipergreencc.org.uk with lots of information and pictures, from which some of this information is taken.
Watt’s Snuff Mill (also known as Woodhall Bank Mill) started in 1763, and was the last snuff mill to work on the Water of Leith until around 1943. There is still a bridge over the channel where the water wheel was, and if you look up the embankment, it is still possible to make out a wall with faint traces of whitewash. It was said that Bonnie Prince Charlie once declared that Watt's snuff was the best he'd ever sniffed. Immediately to the west used to be Wright’s grain mill (1763-1935) that has now been obliterated by tipping during the re-alignment of Lanark Road. On the opposite side of the river is the Haugh, used early in the 1900s by Juniper Green footballers.
The Water of Leith Walkway is very well used, so please take care of muggles. The cache is a regular size cache. Please ensure it is well concealed when you have finished - especially to people close to the water's edge. The LRT bus No 44 runs along Lanark Road close to the cache.