Details of The Spectacle E'e Falls, Strathaven, Circuit.
- Distance: 3 Miles
- Time Est: 1 - 1.5 Hours
- Ground Type: Pathways, Roads, Fields and can be a little muddy.
- Description of Route:
The Spectacle E'e (eye) Falls is so called because of a fire at the mill. When the miller forbade his daughter from meeting a local youth who consequently set fire to the thatch of the mill using a glass from a pair of spectacles.
I usually park near to the residential houses near Kype View just off the B7086 to the South of Strathaven.
A short walk down here, leaving the town behind you, on your left is a Scottish Right of Way Sign and a Stile.
Cross the stile into the field and follow the pathway down keeping the treeline on your right, until you reach the Avon Water.
Cross the Bridge and turn right along the riverside footpath. This path can be muddy and will naturally turn left to follow the Kype Water.
Its a lovely path with various underfoot terrain, shallow concrete pillars, root networks and stone.
Ignore the small bridge on your right, just keep going, up the wooden staircase and you will reach the site of the Mill and Waterfall.
You can linger about, read the information boards and explore the Old Mill and at the rear of the Mill there is a wooden platform from which you can view The amazing Spectacle E'e Falls.
You can either then retrace your steps or, Continue up the stairs at the rear of the Mill. Follow the pathway up, past more information boards about the nature of the area. You will then cross a stile into field, again keep right, it will bring you out to a road.
Turn right pass Tweed Mill and you can usually see a gaggle of geese, and follow the road to Sandford.
Turn right again after the Bridge and you will be following the river back on the far side.
The Asphalt road degrades to a rough farm track before reaching the B7086 again.
You will pass the Entrance to the Strathaven Brewery on your right. Continue up the B7086 till you reach the beginning.
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