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Dumback, Mill
Grain Mill (Post Medieval), Saw Mill (Post Medieval)
Site Name Dumback, Mill
Classification Grain Mill (Post Medieval), Saw Mill (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 165805
Site Number NS96SW 33
NGR NS 92108 64634
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/165805
- Council West Lothian
- Parish Whitburn
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District West Lothian
- Former County West Lothian
NS96SW 33 9208 6464
There is a mill close to Dumback farm steading propelled by a water wheel and used for grinding oats.
Name Book (Linlithgowshire), 1856
The 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Linlithgowshire, 1856, sheet12), annotates this as a 'corn mill' with a 'saw pit' immediately to the E. The current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1980) depicts an unroofed building at this location.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), July 2000
