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Publication Account
Date 1996
Event ID 1016303
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Publication Account
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1016303
Only the conical stone base of the windmill survives, but its wooden upper parts are shown in the drawing on p.OO. This was the last working windmill in Scotland, for it was sti ll in use into the opening years of the 20th century alongside the water-mill built in the early 19th century. The latter building is two-storeyed with a large kiln-vent. Both were replaced by a mill powered by an oil-using engine in 1908.
Information from ‘Exploring Scotland’s Heritage: Orkney’, (1996).
