MORE ABOUT THE WATER. The water supply to drive the mill is taken off the Cairn Beck. The headrace comes off the beck via a weir next to the the COOP shop. The present structure was built by Matthew and William Eckersley in 1918 according to the bronze plaque on it. THE WEIR AS IT […]

OAT ROLLER RE-BUILT. It has taken a bit longer than was originally planned to renovate the Hopkinson oat roller. This is a self contained piece of machinery that has probably been in the mill since 1875. The renovation has mainly been a process of cleaning the original structure. The only replacement was new wood for […]

SLUICE GATE FAILURE. Last summer during the drought we discovered that the wooden sluice gate, at the side of the cascade, that controls the level of water in the headrace and allows us to use the mill was starting to rot. It was not only the bottom of the actual gate that was showing signs […]

OTHER MILLS ON THE CAIRN BECK. This article was in the newsletter of 17th June 2026. If you would like to know more about the mills history, the goings on, new products or outlets sign up t the newsletter on the website. At present the water supply for the mill comes from the Cairn Beck. […]

WHO MADE THE WHEEL? This was in the newsletter from June 3rd 2026. If you like to keep up to date with happenings at the mill, new outlets and products, and learn more about the history sign up to the newsletter on this website. One of the few pieces of machinery in the mill which […]

MORE ABOUT FRENCH BURR STONES. Back in the newsletter of the 3rd September 2025 (If you didn’t receive it or would like to re-read it the article is on the website) I talked about the origin of some of the millstones at the mill. We have three sets of French Burr stones that originated in […]