Coalburn 2022

Photographs of modern Coalburn and the surrounding area taken for the Jim Hamilton Heritage Society of Coalburn. Photographer: David Halls

Coalburn Road and School Road

Photos taken on the 17th July 2022.

The changing face of Coalburn. The very tall wind turbine seen from Coalburn Road near Dunn Crescent

Development is going on next to Coalburn Leisure Centre to allow Scottish Water to improve drainage of flood water behind the houses in School Road. An existing play area is being rebuilt nearer to the Leisure Centre so that an access road can be built next to the houses . This will continue behind the houses to a working area near the burn.

New children's play centre next to Leisure Centre

Building an access road from School Road

Coalburn Brig and Middlemuir Road

The former Coalburn Inn, now flats

USave Convenience Store

Middlemuir Road

The Coal Burn running alongside Middlemuir Road

Middlemuir Road

Notices at Ganns Green Car Park at end of Middlemuir Road

Dalquhandy Windfarm under construction

Waymarker combining direction information with local history. Reads "Former Opencast Mining. Once the largest opencast mine in Western Europe. It was in operation from 1988 to 2004."

Maps of Paths Make Your Way Coalburn

Auchrobert Wind Farm

Photos taken from road between Waterside and Deadwaters on 26th September 2022

Logan Water valley with Auchrobert Wind Farm

Auchrobert Wind Farm with Lower Waterhead Farm

Watermeetings

Photographs taken on 13th October 2022.

Lodge Stockbriggs at Watermeetings

River Nethan from pedestrian footbridge

Shoulderigg Road

Photographs taken on 13th October 2022.

The coal hutch in Shoulderigg Road on the site of the former No. 6 Colliery. The autumnal colour of the tree behind is beautiful. New on this site is the benchseat, the brand new Coalburn planter and a matching litter bin, off to the right of the photo.

The new planter.

Shoulderigg Road

More autumnal colour in Shoulderigg Road