Westerhall and Running Water

Due to other commitments today's Wednesday walk had to be a short one and there was only Tom and me as the rest were away or unwell. We decided a short walk through Westerhall Estate which is always a very pleasant walk. The first 2 photographs are of the stream going through the estate at the Bentpath entrance and it has plenty of good clear water running in it today.

The stream is called the Kirk Burn

I have commented on this wooden sculpture before and it fascinates me how it was done. The light was not good but this is a lovely big house and a beautiful estate. It seems to be closed up for the winter at the moment, although signs that it has a housekeeper living there on a permanent basis.

Me and my friend who must be feeling the cold 

This is the Glenearls Sike and just half a mile up from here there is a dam that used to provide Hydro power for the estate

A lovely old footbridge at the Burnfoot Burn at the end of the walk.