Bonnyhaugh House

Image: © kim traynor Taken: 28 Feb 2012

The land and mills of Bonnytoun are mentioned in King David I’s confirmation charter to the Abbey of Holyrood in 1143. Like the nearby village of Canonmills, Bonnington was a milling village making use of the river’s water-power. In 1617 the Town Council bought the land and mills from the Logans of Restalrig and installed Jeromias van der Heill from the Netherlands as a dyer to teach his craft to the locals. This house was built for him in 1621 and named Bonnyhaugh* by a later occupant. When the mill buildings were demolished in the face of local protests in the 1980s, the house was saved, restored and converted into private apartments. The low cottage at its side was the original dying room which later became a blacksmith’s smiddy. *pronounced hawch or haw, meaning a riverside meadow For the rear view, see Image

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