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The cornmill at New Abbey was built
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in the 1700's on top of a much older
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mill built by the monks at Sweetheart
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Abbey. It is in full working order
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and is still powered by water from
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the pond and lade created by them.
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It is an interesting place to visit.
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The mill is built in three storeys.
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The bottom floor houses the coal fire
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used to dry the grain, plus the
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machinery to drive the mill. Part of
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the second storey is the floor where
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the grain is dried on the floor
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heated from beneath. Once dried it
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is hoisted to the top storey where
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it put into a hopper to start the
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process. The grain is fed between
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two large rotating grind wheels
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and ground to the desired grade.
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Album Description:
New Abbey is a lovely village about six miles south of Dumfries in Dumfries & Galloway. The ols corn mill is at the north of the village, and Sweetheart Abbey is at the south.
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Uploaded by: ElizabethMcD
In Webshots channel: travel - Album created: Apr 19, 2009
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