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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
Also known as: North Ronaldsay, Peckhole Windmill
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
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.
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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