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Detail of doorway showing turf growing above the roof; Dounby Click Mill, Orkney.

DP 240758

Description Detail of doorway showing turf growing above the roof; Dounby Click Mill, Orkney.

Date 14/7/2015

Collection Records of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, London, England

Catalogue Number DP 240758

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Circa 1825 small oblong mill, according to the listing notes it is the ‘last surviving working example in Orkney of a primitive type of mill more numerously represented in Shetland and Faroes’. The building has a flagstone roof covered with turf, a traditional roofing technique in Orkney, which is thatched continuously across the ridge. The thatch has been left uncovered. The mill, which is in working condition, is open to the public and is in the guardianship of Historic Environment Scotland.

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1538075

File Format (JPG) JPEG bitmap

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