New Abbey Corn Mill, Dumfries and Galloway
N 54° 58.798 W 003° 37.386
30U E 460121 N 6092739
The old corn mill in New Abbey is in the care of Historic Scotland and open to public for a small charge. Excellent attraction.
Waymark Code: WM46C4
Location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/14/2008
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The machinery works and often demonstrates how oatmeal is made. There is a large water wheel on the outside, fed from a mill pond a short distance above.
In today’s world of fast food and convenience living, it is difficult to understand just how central the corn mill was to our ancestors’ lives. Until barely a century ago, almost every mouthful of food eaten in Scotland passed between millstones. New Abbey Corn Mill offers visitors a wonderful insight into Scottish rural life in years gone by.
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