Old Photograph Corn Mill Scotland

Old photograph of a Corn Mill on the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The first mills in Scotland were probably Norse mills, also known as Greek mills, so it is not surprising that examples are still to be found in the Orkneys, Shetland and in the Western Isles. Such mills were in use over 2,000 years ago, their simple design being easy to construct with even rudimentary expertise. The design was very simple: a stream of fast moving water drove a rotating set of paddles beneath the mill floor, directly turning the millstone above.



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