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Peckhole Windmill, North Ronaldsay

A Category B Listed Building in North Isles, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 59.3613 / 59°21'40"N

Longitude: -2.4185 / 2°25'6"W

OS Eastings: 376305

OS Northings: 1052849

OS Grid: HY763528

Mapcode National: GBR N3DZ.SV0

Mapcode Global: XH9S1.VY3W

Plus Code: 9CFV9H6J+GH

Entry Name: Peckhole Windmill, North Ronaldsay

Listing Name: North Ronaldsay, Peckhole Windmill

Listing Date: 6 June 1997

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 391185

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB44589

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200391185

Location: Cross and Burness

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: North Isles

Parish: Cross And Burness

Traditional County: Orkney

Tagged with: Windmill

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Description

Late 18th century. Tapered, circular-plan remains of a windmill. 2.8 metres high, 3.6m in diameter at ground and 2.7m at wallhead. Random rubble. Remains of central timber post.

Statement of Interest

B-Group with Peckhole Mill. Peckhole was the last working windmill in Scotland, the rubble base topped by a jettied timber revolving sail house and 4 sails. This section is now missing but a drawing by T S Peace shows the mill in working order, with the long tail beam allowing the sail house to be moved to face the wind. The windmill operated until about 1908 when it was replaced by a diesel engine-powered meal mill to its immediate north west.

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