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sent Water-wynd, opening the communication between
the Meadows and the Hillton, lay between the two tan-
yards. On the site of this tan-yard, airy, open, and ele-
gant houses have lately been built; and the ground on
which they stand properly drained.
IV. On the south-west side of the Wellgate was a tan-
yard, which is now converted into a street called Bruce' s
entry, with buildings of various descriptions on each side
of it, and fronting the Wellgate, opposite to George
Aymer's tavern and news-room.
V. At the west end of the town, between the Over-
gate and the Ward, was a very old tan-yard, carried on
till very lately. It is at present undergoing repairs, and
is to be converted into a mill for spinning flax.
VI. & VII. Two small tan-yards, to the east of the a-
bove, and close to the Tod's burn, are contiguous : and
were mostly employed in preparing leather for the use
of the glovers. The west one is now changed into a
neat mill, on a small scale, for spinning flax. The other
is still employed in the purposes for which it was ori-
ginally intended.
VIII. Is a small tan-yard at the east end of the Ward,
near the Burial-wynd (now Barrack-street), into which
it has an opening. Part of it is likewise preparing to
receive the machinery of a mill, for the purposes men-
tioned above.
IX. A very large tan-yard was erected at the foot of
the Witch-knoll, among the first of the feus in that
quarter. It now forms the East Mill of those very en-
larged and improved buidlings erected by the late James
Brown, Esq. for the spinning of flax; so extensively and
happily carried on by his intelligent and enterprising-
sons.
About the year 1792, and for sometime both be-
fore and after that period, the value of the leather
annually tanned in the place was estimated at
£1 4,200 ; to tan which leather £5000 worth of bark