Mills

Scope and Contents Archaeological notes and sketchs of Dun Loch an duin and Sinedal [Dùn Loch an Dùin and Sionadail Tarasaigh/Taransay] describing how Dùn Loch an Dùin is 'a round dun on a small lake with a clachan straight to it' and as being 'up & entire within the mem[ory] of people living'. The sketches show it in profile and in plan, noting some of its dimensions. The sketch of Sionadail notes a small mill or millstone and the measurements of a raised cross on the upper stone.

Scope and Contents Illustration of a grinding mill, or gharat, from the Simla District in India which is worked by water power.

Scope and Contents Photograph of the Harrison Mills, a train track and a boat in British Columbia, Canada in the early/mid 20th century.

Scope and Contents Photograph of the saw mill located on the water front at Harrison Mills, British Columbia, Canada in the early 20th century.

Scope and Contents Photograph of Harrisons Mills [in British Columbia, Canada] in the early 20th century, showing the mill buildings, a house and surrounding forest.

Scope and Contents Photograph of a [textile?] mill in Hawick, Scotland in the early 20th century.

Scope and Contents Notes about Killemhoire [Cille Mhoire, Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] probably collected from John Black, age eighty-six, that it is now called Fiart, describing its situation in relation to the mill stream and the Killemhoire march as being at Sron na fuarachd [Sròn na Fuarachd] by the sea. The location for Killechiarain [Kilcheran] is described as being where Dòmhnall an Dannsair's house was and Black states that he saw leaca lì [gravestones] 'in both these Kills'.

Scope and Contents Notes on a mill at Loch a chrombaich Farm [Loch Cromlach Farm, Tarasaigh/Taransay] describing how it is 'one of the old Big mills still working' unlike another one 'at Ceann-an Ol at junction of the Avonsui & Storno[wa]y road' [Ceann an Ora and Abhainnsuidhe, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris and Steòrnabhagh, Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis] which has not been working 'since 10 or 16 y[ea]rs' [c1854-1860]. Carmichael gives a detailed description of the mill including dimensions, construction, that...

Scope and Contents Photograph of the Ogilvie's Milling Company mill in [Canada] in the early 20th century.

Scope and Contents Photograph of the buildings of a plaster mill at the Manitoba Gypsum Company in the early 20th century, Canada.