Kirkton weir – a mapped history

by | Friday, January 12, 2018

Kirkton weir was constructed in the mid-19th century to provide water to Livingston Mill – now Almond Valley Heritage Centre. The structure diverted some of the water down a lade to the mill ponds. A series of sluices were then used to control the speed of a 4.9 metre...

Kirkton weir fish pass is almost complete

by | Monday, September 25, 2017

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Kirkton weir fish pass update

by | Monday, September 18, 2017

[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] The precast units of the fish pass, that is being constructed at Kirkton weir, were put in place on Saturday.  After a...

Kirkton weir fish rescue #2

by | Tuesday, September 5, 2017

[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] The River Forth Fisheries Trust were at Kirkton weir yesterday completing the second planned fish rescue in the partially...

Fish rescue at Kirkton weir

by | Thursday, August 31, 2017

[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] It was a busy time yesterday as a temporary dam was built and the water pumped out of an area behind Kirkton weir to...

Work gets under way at Kirkton weir

by | Monday, August 28, 2017

Kirkton weir, a major barrier to fish migration on the River Almond, will be getting a new fish pass over the next few weeks.  A larinier fish pass will help trout and salmon, while a separate eel and lamprey pass will help the less jumpy of our fishy friends to pass...