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Linlithgow, Burgh Mills

Flour Mill (19th Century) - (20th Century), Watermill(S) (Medieval)

Site Name Linlithgow, Burgh Mills

Classification Flour Mill (19th Century) - (20th Century), Watermill(S) (Medieval)

Canmore ID 165749

Site Number NS97NE 154

NGR NS 983 769

NGR Description NS c. 983 769

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council West Lothian
  • Parish Linlithgow
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District West Lothian
  • Former County West Lothian

Archaeology Notes

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

Activities

Publication Account (1981)

The common mills of Linlithgow first occur on record in 1214 X 1226 when they were granted to the nearby Manuel Priory by Alexander II (GD 215/1825). The common mills included two on the River Avon and a third at Ninian’s Mill on the Making Burn.

Information from ‘Historic Linlithgow: The Archaeological Implications of Development’ (1981).

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