Introduction
Visited this fantastic little sawmill up in Scotland on mine and @JakeV50’s trip up to Scotland last year. It was a pleasant surprise and was a nice relaxed visit.
Information & History
Unfortunately, there isn’t too much information floating around about this one. It is located near Bowden Burn and was built in the early 19th Century. The mill was built using materials from dilapidated buildings nearly. The sawmill contains a nice 10 ft diameter overshot water wheel.
The building itself is in poor condition, the roof has caved in and lots of natural decay has settled inside. The saw blade itself is still intact along its associated bench and rollers. The sawmill is currently Category B listed.
The Explore
A nice relaxed one this, parked up nearby and walked along a public footpath to the site, came across a lovely bridge and even saw some fungi, but didn’t photograph it. Well worth a look if in the area as it’s a nice relaxed one. The waterwheel was very impressive.
Photos
Externals:
The roof is in very poor condition. This was almost a year ago, so might be even worse now.
Heading inside:
The waterwheel, not the best photo, it was hard to get the whole thing in:
Finally, the lovely bridge nearby which provides access over the Bowden Burn:
Thanks for looking!
Visited this fantastic little sawmill up in Scotland on mine and @JakeV50’s trip up to Scotland last year. It was a pleasant surprise and was a nice relaxed visit.
Information & History
Unfortunately, there isn’t too much information floating around about this one. It is located near Bowden Burn and was built in the early 19th Century. The mill was built using materials from dilapidated buildings nearly. The sawmill contains a nice 10 ft diameter overshot water wheel.
The building itself is in poor condition, the roof has caved in and lots of natural decay has settled inside. The saw blade itself is still intact along its associated bench and rollers. The sawmill is currently Category B listed.
The Explore
A nice relaxed one this, parked up nearby and walked along a public footpath to the site, came across a lovely bridge and even saw some fungi, but didn’t photograph it. Well worth a look if in the area as it’s a nice relaxed one. The waterwheel was very impressive.
Photos
Externals:
The roof is in very poor condition. This was almost a year ago, so might be even worse now.
Heading inside:
The waterwheel, not the best photo, it was hard to get the whole thing in:
Finally, the lovely bridge nearby which provides access over the Bowden Burn:
Thanks for looking!
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