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Hewan Bank is on the north side of Roslin Glen near Polton.
©Morley Sewell
Dist:0.2km<br/>In the Roslin Glen, the site of a paper mill that must have been demolished a few years ago. Amongst the piles of rubble and old roadways opportunist colonising plants such as birch and buddleia are creating a new woodland. Often such mill sites end up as housing.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.4km<br/>Nature reserve on the site of Springfield Mill.
©Tom Richardson
Dist:0.4km<br/>Looking east towards Polton from over the lattice steelwork [[2173161]] of the restored viaduct. The colour is from larches in the near woodland; further down the glen it seems to be mostly broadleaves and non-deciduous conifers, and the houses of Bonnyrigg are in the distance.
©M J Richardson
Dist:0.4km<br/>The left bank as seen here is a Nature Reserve on the site of Springfiled Mill
©Tom Richardson
Dist:0.5km<br/>Protective steelwork lines the edge of the Bilston Viaduct, which crosses Bilston Glen and was restored in 1999 to form part of the Tyne Esk Trail. Originally it carried coal traffic from the Midlothian mines. The glen is steep and lined with conifer and hardwoods - the main colour here is larch - this view is looking downstream, eastwards, to where the burn will shortly join the River North Esk at Polton.
©M J Richardson
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©Dr Duncan Pepper
Dist:0.5km<br/>The newer parts of Bonnyrigg expand into the Midlothian countryside. As is common near big cities, a lot of farmland, and much of this square, is now used for livery stables.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.5km<br/>Looking down the long drop into the glen from the Tyne Esk Trail as it crosses on the Bilston Glen Viaduct [[2173153]].
©M J Richardson
Dist:0.5km<br/>The footbridge carrying the Roslin-Loanhead cycle-way over a farm road at Dryden using the abutments of a bridge on the Glencorse branch of the old Edinburgh, Loanhead & Roslin Railway
©Morley Sewell
Dist:0.5km<br/>A side-view of this mass of rivetted steel work [[2173174]], which once served the Midlothian coal mining industry, and was restored in 1999 and is now part of the Tyne Esk Trail.
©M J Richardson
Dist:0.5km<br/>These accommodate the 60mm expansion/contraction of the bridge due to variations on temperature. It looks as if the 'shoe' supporting the cylindrical bearing can slide in the 'trough', which is bolted to the base. Compare with the northern bearings, which appear not to allow any movement [[2173191]]. Thanks to Noel Kite who prompted me to look at the southern end after wondering how the bridge could move if all bearings were like those at the north.
©M J Richardson
Dist:0.5km<br/>Through the steelwork of the viaduct, now restored and carrying the Tyne Esk Trail across the steep and deep glen - the Bilston Burn is a long way below.
©M J Richardson
Dist:0.5km<br/>A rural scene not far from land reclaimed from disused coal mine workings. In the background is the ridge of Turnhouse, Carnethy, Scald Law and South Black Hill.
©Jim Barton
Dist:0.5km<br/>This impressive latticework structure spans the deep wooded ravine of Bilston Burn and was built to link up with the coalfields around Bilston and Roslin.
©Jim Barton

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