Although reconstructed now, this Iron Age Norse corn mill was actually still in use right up until the 1930s. It was the last to be used on Lewis.
Corn mills of this Viking or Iron Age design were once common around Lewis - hundreds were in opperation in the 1800s to grind barley and wheat into meal.
1/9 Reconstructed mill by the stream.
2/9 The two buildings with Loch Roinavat in the background.
3/9 The two buildings with Loch Roinavat in the background.
4/9 The two buildings with Loch Roinavat in the background.
5/9 The two buildings with Loch Roinavat in the background.
6/9 The interior of the mill with a hopper for the grain above the millstone driven by water flowing through a channel below the building.
7/9 The mill-race leads under the building, directing water to drive the grind-stone.
8/9 Reconstructed mill by the stream.
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Nearby Sites
7km Dun Carloway Broch
13km Calanais I Stone Circle; Stone Rows; Cairn
13km Calanais II Stone Circle
13km Calanais III Stone Circle
14km Calanais VIII Standing Stones
15km Calanais IV Stone Circle
16km Steinacleit Settlement?; Cairn?; Stone Circle?
18km Achmore Stone Circle
(NB: All distances are as-the-crow-flies. Lochs, mountains and beautiful winding roads will make it further. Sometimes much further.)