The Trust can provide knowledgeable local guides to provide guided walks around the area for organisations, groups or schools.  The guides also have presentations that can be delivered at your own venue.

For further information / bookings:    admin@cramondheritage.org.uk

ALL OUR GUIDES ARE VOLUNTEERS, HOWEVER WE WOULD APPRECIATE A DONATION of £4.00 TO HELP US KEEP 'THE MALTINGS  OPEN. (Accompanied Children under 16 free)

Places must be booked in advance by the Wednesday before the appropriate walk, please email us at admin@cramondheritage.org.uk with the walk you wish to book and the number of people in your party.

The walks usually last about 90 minutes and usually begin or end at our permanent Exhibition Centre in Cramond village

 

Saturday 5^th April    10:30       At the Maltings            VILLAGE AND ROMAN CRAMOND

Tuesday 15^th April.   13:00     At Cramond Brig         THE CENTURY OF IRON

Saturday 3^rd May        11:00.   At the Maltings.          CRAMOND ISLAND

Tuesday 20^th May       13:00     At the Maltings          VILLAGE AND ROMAN CRAMOND

Saturday 7^th June       10:30   At Cramond Brig        THE CENTURY OF IRON

Tuesday 17^th June      13:00.   At the Maltings          CRAMOND ISLAND

Saturday 5^th July         10:30   At the Maltings            VILLAGE AND ROMAN CRAMOND

Tuesday 15^th July       13:00   Cammo Lodge            THE RISE AND FALL OF CAMMO

Saturday 2^nd August   10:30   At Cramond Brig         THE CENTURY OF IRON

Tuesday 19^th August.   13:00  Cammo Lodge           THE RISE AND FALL OF CAMMO

Saturday 6^th September         10:30. At the Maltings      VILLAGE AND ROMAN CRAMOND

Tuesday 16^th September        13:00   At the Maltings.    CRAMOND ISLAND

 

Our topics for guided walks and presentations and talks at your venue include:-

The Roman Fort

Built c142AD as an outlier of the Antonine wall, the fort became a base for the campaigns in the north by Septimius Severus (c208 AD) and was occupied even later. Notice boards erected throughout the site provide further insight into the Roman occupation.

The 18th Century Village

The Kirk, Kirkyard, Manse, Tower, Glebe, school, village houses and lairds' mansion and grounds add up to an exceptionally complete picture of an 18th century Scottish village. Four successive homes of the lairds show architectural developments and indicate increasing prosperity of the landowners. This went with increasing separation from the people, culminating in 1826 in the destruction of half the village in a clearance to 'improve' the estate.

The Iron Mills

Between 1752 and 1860, a range of products such as nails and shovels were produced in a riverside “black country”. You can still see two of the four water driven mills with their lades, connecting tramway and a wharf. Workers lived in tied cottages beside the lower and upper mills and the managing director could oversee everything from his house up on the hill. The mills were owned by Carron Company (1759-1771) and by Cadell family (1771-1860).

The Mansions houses around Cramond

A talk covering the many large houses whose names still "haunt" our present day such as Barnton, Inveralmond, Cramond, Cammo houses and many more

Cramond Island

Accessible usually only during 4 hours per day at low tide, the island has been used from the 12th Century when it was owned by the Bishop of Dunkeld. Although most of the remains on the site are part of the World War 2 defences the guides will introduce you to the farming, holidaying as well as defensive use of the island. Your guide will advise the safest time for your walk out to the island for your tour.

If you are venturing out to the island yourselves, please check the notices on the esplanade for safe crossing times BEFORE you leave.

 

Bespoke walks/talks - 

The guides are happy to provide a bespoke service to capture the  interests of your club or association in the aspects of village life/history. Most walks start or finish at the Maltings to give visitors an opportunity to check out the exhibition and publications on their walk.

Cramond Trails

We have great pleasure in supporting the Cramond trails which are now signposted around the village with starting points at the Car park, Flagpole at the front and at the no 41 Bus stop at the top of Cramond Glebe Road.