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Backakelday, Mill
Lade (Period Unassigned), Mill (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Backakelday, Mill
Classification Lade (Period Unassigned), Mill (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 2364
Site Number HY40SE 11
NGR HY 4580 0306
NGR Description HY 4580 0306 and HY 4572 0312
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/2364
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Holm
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
Field Visit (May 1979)
The stone-built mill dam is still obvious below the drained pool, below it the foundations of the mill are concealed under a concrete sheep dip. The iron overshot wheel, by James Abernethy of Aberdeen, is lying jammed in the stream a little downstream of its original position. The spring which supplied the pool was
augmented by water brought in a leat from the headwaters of the Burn of Gangsta. The leat ran into the pool on the N side after contouring the hill, and its course can be traced around the headland, just outside the clifftop fence, at HY 4572 0312. From here its course was NE'wards to capture the burn, its length being at least 700m; it is now obliterated by cultivation. This leat was constructed by Mr Isbister, father of the late Mr P Isbister
who was the present owner's uncle, in cooperation with his neighbour of the farm of Howes, the mill being shared by Howes and Backakelday.
Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) May 79.
