On the way home I passed by Branxholme Easter Loch.
About a mile from home, another property with Chisholme connections. Stirches House was home to the Scott-Chisholms until around a hundred years ago, and became an Augustinian Convent. Today the Sisters of St. Andrew continue to reside there and provide a care home for the elderly and infirm.
An impressive outbuilding at Stirches, possibly built originally as accommodation for the estate workers and to provide stables.
Finally, standing on Stirches Bridge, adjacent to the entrance to the convent, we see the Stirches Burn which has flowed out from under the public road and continues through the grounds of the convent.
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