Archaeology Notes

Event ID 682342

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NS97NE 154 c. 983 769

Burgh Mills: These mills are situated S of Linlithgow Bridge on the E bank of the River Avon and close to the base of the Avon Viaduct (NS97NE 61). They consist of a flour mill and one for grinding oats and barley. The former is three storeys high and is worked by water and steam power. The engine is of 10 horse power and the water wheel is 16ft by 4ft. The latter mill is only one storey high and worked by a water wheel 14ft by 4ft. They are the property of the town of Linlithgow.

Name Book (Linlithgowshire), 1856