Glendale Watermill on the Isle of Skye
Glendale Watermill.
In the 1970s, the mill was fully restored and equipped with hand-made reproduction machinery. It was driven by a magnificent overshot water wheel, the only one of its kind in Scotland.
In its opening year it attracted over 16,000 visitors but, sadly, it is now derelict, the thatched roof having finally collapsed into the building at the end 2009.
The door is still left unlocked but we would advise visitors not to enter the building as it is now unsafe.
For centuries the Islanders used water power to mill their staple diet of oatmeal and flour. This was one of the many built by the Lairds to sell their flour to local people. The Lairds had outlawed the ownership of domestic querns in order to protect their market.
Inside the Glendale Watermill.
The watermill is owned by Glendale Estate.