Grandholm Mills

Milling activities have taken place on the Grandholm site for over 200 years.

Grandholm was originally a flax spinning mill built by Leys, Still & Company (later to become Leys, Masson & Company) in 1792. Leys, Still & Company was amongst the largest flax spinners in Scotland but in 1848 they went bankrupt. Except for a brief period between 1848 to 1850 when it was operated by Hadden and Curtis, the Mill was empty.

After 5 years, J & J Crombie bought Grandholm and began operating it as a woolen mill, producing tweeds that achieved world wide recognition and distribution. Over a period of over 60 years J &J Crombie expanded the mill and built many peripheral buildings.

Crombies closed the mill works in 1992 but a visitor centre and shop remained on the site. In 1999 the Mill suffered a serious fire which destroyed the museum along with important historical documents and looms.