Cluny Hill

[1][2] Writing in 1807 the antiquarian George Chalmers recorded the existence of a hillfort on the top of the hill, with "a strong earth rampart and a ditch 12ft wide, enclosing an area of more than 6 acres."

The Ordnance Survey recorded the hill as the site of a "British Camp" in 1938, but by 1963 no obvious trace of a fort remained.

[5] The opening of Cluny Hill signalled a transition in the hydropathic movement that prevailed in the 19th century.

Secondly, as the visitor's lists show, the clientele was drawn from the immediate locality and further afield: Edinburgh and Glasgow in the main, but also locations like Cheshire and the Isle of Wight.

Third, the size of the venture required a high level of capitalization and consequently the promotion was handled through a limited company rather than private partnerships.