One of the first known occupants of the Summerhall site was a family run brewery first established in the 1710s. The first brewer at Summerhall was Robert McClellan. The well and stone rubble sandstone boundary wall at the northern end of the Small Animal Hospital are all that remains of the old brewery however Summerhall’s brewing heritage continues and we now have our very own microbrewery making the famous Barney’s Beer. Plus there’s Summerhall Distillery producing the award winning Pickering’s Gin, both available in Summerhall’s Royal Dick Bar.