Hill House, Windmill General View
SC 529645
Description Hill House, Windmill General View
Date 11/4/1978
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 529645
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Tower of windmill, Hillhouse, Dunfermline, Fife This is the remains of a windmill of the 17th century 'vaulted-tower' type, which has been converted into a doocot. The segmental-arched vault which gave access to the mill from below is well-preserved, as is the track on which the cap ran. This view shows the tower from the south, sitting on the artificial mound into which its vault is built. The vault runs off towards the right in the rear. The cap carrying the sails revolved on a track fastened behind the edge of the wallhead. This is one of a group of grain-grinding windmills of very similar designs built in many parts of Scotland in the late 17th century. The vault gave access to the mill when the sails were turning, and its top served as a platform for setting the sails. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H78/57/1
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