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Finzean Wood Mills
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Three individually
unique 19th century water-powered wood-working mills still
survive in Finzean: the Sawmill and Turning Mill, which form
a single integrated mill complex, and the Bucket Mill.
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These mills are the
only ones of their kind to survive anywhere in Scotland. Their
individual importance is all the greater because they have survived
as a group within a mile of each other on the Feugh, and are still
within their original native pinewood setting. However, what is
especially outstanding about the mills, is that they are all still
operating and producing their traditional wooden products.
BCT, working with all involved, has
now taken on the major long term challenge of ensuring the restoration
and continued operation of the mills. BCT has become the owner of
the Sawmill and the site of the Turning Mill, which were generously
donated to BCT by Donald Farquharson, and of the Bucket Mill, which
was made over to BCT as part of winding up the Water Mills trust.
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