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Huxter, Norse Mill View from NE showing E front and N front of N mill
SC 461513
Description Huxter, Norse Mill View from NE showing E front and N front of N mill
Date 5/5/1976
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 461513
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 (tirles). This view shows the exterior of the bottom mill from the entrance side. Note that the straw thatch is held in place by a piece of fishing net, a standard Shetland practice, necessary here as Huxter is exposed to the full force of the westerly gales. 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 H76/54/12
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/461513
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