2009

NS5751 : The Orry Mill - mill wheel pit

taken 14 years ago, near to Eaglesham, East Renfrewshire, Scotland

The Orry Mill - mill wheel pit
The Orry Mill - mill wheel pit
By 1822, the Orry mill contained 8,448 spindles was installed and driven by a 45 foot diameter cast iron water wheel equivalent to 50 horsepower. This wheel-pit is approximately 7 feet wide. All that remains of the mill today is the fragments of three buildings, wheel-pit and boundary wall.

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Category: Mill (ruined)
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Eaglesham - the story of an 18th century planned village Automatic Clusters: · Orry Mill [13] Other Photos: · The Orry Mill ·
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NS5751, 120 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Kenneth Mallard   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 13 December, 2009   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 13 December, 2009
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 571 518 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:44.3443N 4:16.6497W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 571 518
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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