Unst, Westing, Norse Mill
Horizontal Mill (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Unst, Westing, Norse Mill
Classification Horizontal Mill (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Kirk-knowe; Horizontal Mill; Kirk Knowe Mill
Canmore ID 9
Site Number HP50NE 11
NGR HP 57181 05681
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/9
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Unst
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HP50NE 11 57181 05681
See also HP50NE 9.
(Location cited as HP 572 057). Norse Mill, Westing, 19th century or earlier. A restored mill, with turf thatch over a corrugated-iron roof. There is a window opposite the door. An 8-paddle tirl, with inclined paddles, drives a pair of 36in (0.91m) diameter stones.
J R Hume 1977.
This site was visited as part of the RCAHMS Scottish Farm Buildings Survey.
Information from RCAHMS (ACD) 16 January 2008.
Related site: HP50NE 59 HP 57277 05655 Unst, Westing, Burn of Bigton