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Merry tiller working 2015

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Hi all

This is my challenge for the winter if and when the rain allows.I have made a start to the mill lade at Stravithie mill

My merry tiller is at its best when it has something to do

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Kara tells me she is not too big for her tartan bed it is her bed that is too small what do you thinkpost-117-0-56780900-1449844069_thumb.jpg

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Hi Normin

The grain mills in Scotland were driven by water

The lade is a man made waterway that directs water to the water wheel This particular lade was built in 1850 the burn that supplies the water is  ten feet lower than the lade, therefore they went 3 miles up stream and built a sluce gate this raised the level of the water in the lade.

1/2 a mile from the mill there was another sluce gate at a holding pond if the mill was working the sluce was shut it the mill was idle the sluce was opened and water ran back to the burn there is a third sluce 20 feet from the mill wheel

the lade was always filled with water ready for a days work and empty if not working

Hope this helps

George  S

PS the mill wheel is still in situate

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