View of horse-mill (threshing mill)
PB 355
Description View of horse-mill (threshing mill)
Date 1962
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number PB 355
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 342126
Scope and Content Horse-mill shed at Nether Pirn Farm, Peeblesshire Prior to the development of cheap and reliable steam engines, horse power was used to drive fixed farm machinery. This octagonal building is a horse-mill. Inside, a horse walked in circles connected to a shaft. The shaft turned gears which in turn powered the threshing machine. The threshing mill was invented in Scotland in the 18th century. The mill was a drum with revolving attachments which beat the grain off the straw. The grain then fell into a separate container and the straw was carried away. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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