Located on the steep slope of the North Esk River Valley. In the past the availability of water as motive power was to lead to the siting of various mills in the area over the last 200 years. From paper mills to even a gunpowder mill! Th village has literary connections, the poet William Drummond is buried in the old church graveyard. Sir Walter Scott spent the first 6 happy years of his marriage at Lasswade Cottage. He was visited at this time by many notables, including William Wordsworth and James Hogg (the Ettrick Shepherd).... < more >