The line of an old road in Renton

Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 30 Jun 2018

This path leads from the main road (at this end) to a point near the junction of John Street and Alexander Street. The path may now seem insignificant, but it is the relic of a road that followed precisely this line, and which considerably pre-dates the other streets in the area (of the adjacent present-day streets, only the main road itself is older). Back when it was a road, the path shown here used to continue further in this direction; it led to Dalquhurn House, Dalquhurn Cottage, and the River Leven. When the first-edition OS map was surveyed in 1860, this road was then present, but the nearest buildings to the north were in the vicinity of the present-day leisure centre: Image The continuous, built-up part of Renton did not yet extend this far to the south. The small white building shown right of centre in the present picture, with bins on its near side, is now a private house, but I remember it being a doctor's clinic several decades ago.

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