Huxter, Norse Mill, Interior View from E showing stones and hopper in N mill
SC 461509
Description Huxter, Norse Mill, Interior View from E showing stones and hopper in N mill
Date 5/5/1976
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 461509
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Horizontal corn mills, Huxter, Shetland This was in 1976 the best-preserved group of horizontal mills in Shetland There were three mills, the bottom one intact, and the other two roofless, but retaining their stones and waterwheels (tirls). Since 1976 the top two mills have been re-roofed. This view shows the stones floor of the bottom mill. The hopper for the ungrounded grain is suspended by cords from the rafters. Note that there is no casing round the stones; the meal collected in the area round the stones. Mills of this type were common in the 19th century, using the small streams all over the island system, The small horizontal wheel drove the top stone of the mill directly. Each mill could produce enough meal for a few families. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H76/54/8
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