Tour Scotland Video River Tay Stanley Mills

Tour Scotland video of the River Tay at Stanley Mills, Perthshire, Scotland. Much of the economy of the village of Stanley was based on a mill powered by the river Tay. The mill mostly produced cotton but also cigarette ribbon. The Dempster & Co company was established in 1787 by seven men including Richard Arkwright, George Dempster and William Sandeman to build the mill on land feued from the Duke of Atholl to provide employment to Highlanders affected by the clearances. The mill eventually went in decline and finally closed down. in 1989. It is now a museum.

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