Building record 1384 - GEOCRAB MILL, HARRIS
Summary
Water-turbine powered weaving mill
Location
| Grid reference | NG 11200 90550 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG19SW |
| Island | Harris |
| Parish | HARRIS, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
NG19SW 1.02 1120 9055
(Location cited as NG 112 905). Weaving mill, Geocrab, 1923. A one-storey and attic, five-bay building of corrugated iron with rubble gables; on the N is a one-storey lean-to. Powered by a water turbine supplied through a cast-iron pipe aqueduct from a loch on the hillside above. At one point the pipe run crosses a stream on five rubble piers. Nearby is a small rubble quay.
J R Hume 1977.
J R Hume, 1977a, The Industrial Archaeology of Scotland, 213 (Bibliographic reference). SWE3562.
W Minchinton, 1984, A Guide to Industrial Archaeology Sites in Britain, 180 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5613.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
