an old cynic's view

By superhero

This was the burn which ran the Orry Mill


The Eaglesham Corn Mill with its dwelling house built in 1824, stood in the Orry near to the Eglinton Arms Inn. Operated by John Steven, miller in 1837, about 3,000 bolls (18,000 bushels) of grain were ground annually at the mill which contained three pairs of millstones, a barley mill and kiln and girdle for drying pease. Water was supplied to the mill by a lade from a small dam on the Linn Burn. The mill fell in to disuse in 1880 following a dispute about water rights and was subsequently demolished. The mill lade was filled in however the site of the small dam and pond which regulated the flow of water to the mill can still be seen today.

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