Second Ironmills Landslip

A second landslip has taken place at Ironmills Steps. This time the landslip has tracked further East, heading in the direction of the Dalkeith Bowling Club. The original landslip started on the corner of Ironmills Steps and after a period of time this looked to have stabilised and the council carried out repairs and re-opened the steps to the public. 

Unfortunately though, after a spend within a budget of 58K, all the good works to the steps has been thwarted by this second slip. 

Its sad to see this after all the efforts. The ground was clearly damaged after the first slip and the rain in December and January was depressing, it seemed to rain every day. This rainfall probably caused this second slip (although the ground was clearly damaged after the first slip therefore its not so surprising that a second slip would happen).

The landslip that started in January 2016

Movement recorded by March 2016

The steps have been closed again to public access whilst the council seek expert opinion on what to do now. Our house is not affected by the landslip but the woodland ground that we purchased from the council is very close to part of the slip at the edge of the access route. 

Measures to ensure the public stay away from the bridge and the steps are as shown in the photo below. Quite an attractive fence I think. Looks like its going to be fenced off for a while.