Preston Mill

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Preston Mill is a watermill on the River Tyne at the eastern edge of East Linton on the B1407 in East Lothian, Scotland, UK. It is situated close to Prestonkirk Parish Church, Smeaton and Phantassie Doocot.

There has been a mill on the site since the 16th century. The present mill dates from the 18th century and is in the care of the National Trust for Scotland. It was used commercially until 1959, and it produced oatmeal. The River Tyne still drives the water wheel, and the machinery can still be seen at work by visitors taking part in a tour. There is also an exhibition about milling, and a mill pond.

The engineer and millwright Andrew Meikle maintained the mill in the 18th century. In 1948 a flood submerged the buildings, and in 1950 a local land owner gave the mill to the National Trust for Scotland.

Preston Mill consists of a kiln, a mill, and the miller's house. The mill wheel dates back to 1909.The mill is a popular visitor attraction and is beloved by painters and photographers, especially the kiln with its conical red pantile roof.

[edit] External links

• National Trust for Scotland webpage for Preston Mill
• National Trust for Scotland education resources for Preston Mill

[edit] References

Poem about Preston Mill by Rowena M Love, published by the SCOTS (Scottish Corpus Of Texts & Speech) Project and the University of Glasgow. Weblink: [[1]]

[edit] Photo gallery

Entrance to Preston Mill	Ornamental Millstone, Preston Mill	The Kiln	The mill wheel
The mill stream	Milling Exhibition	Kiln roof	Information panel