A list of windmills in Scotland.
Locations Aberdeenshire Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Aberdeen Windmill Hill Mill 1661 1661 Ellon Hilton Mill Tower 1867 1787 Converted to horse mill 1880. Afterwards steam powered until 1924. Worked by tractor until 1956. Fraserburgh Fraserburgh Mill Tower 1869 Disused by 1869 Inverallochy Mains of Cairnbulg Invernettie Glenugie Distillery Tower 1822 Longmanhill Montbletton Late 18th or early 19th century Late 18th or early 19th century Lonmay Savoch MillStrathbeg Mill Tower 1870 1840 Peterhead Windmill Street Tower 1794 Demolished 1937 St Combs Quarryhill
Angus Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Arbroath Millgate 17th century 1832 Forfar Bankhead Mill Tower Late 19th century Forfar Tower 1644 Demolished 1838 Kinnell Bolshan Mill Tower Kirkden Dumbarrow Mill Tower 1859 1859 Montrose 1693 1693 Montrose Rossie Mill Demolished 18th century Montrose Rossie Mill 18th century 18th century Sorn Sorn Mill 1857
Ayrshire Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Ballantrae Ballantrae Windmill Vaulted Tower 17471855 1696 Ruin by 1799 Monkton Monkton Mill Vaulted Tower 1773 1773 converted to dovecot early 19th century Saltcoats Saltcoats Windmill Possibly converted to a prison cell. Windmill Street still exists
Banffshire Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Fordyce Sandend MillGlasshaugh Mill Tower 1866 1761 Ruin by 1866. Gamrie Montbletton Mill tower Late 18th or early 19th century Gamrie Northfield Mill Tower 1798
Berwickshire Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Ayton Gunsgreenhill Mill Tower Gordon Rumbletonlaw Mill Tower Early 19th century Swinton Swinton Mill Tower 1858 Late 18th century Swinton Swintonmill Tower 1813 Stow Mitchelston Mill Tower Late 18th or early 19th century
Caithness Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Achscrabster Hopefield Langland Olrig Castlehill Mill Tower 1873 1860s
Clackmannanshire Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Alloa New Sauchie Mill Tower Converted to dovecot
Dumfriesshire Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Annan 1828 1828 Demolished mid-19th century Collin Post 1670 1700 Dumfries Maxwelltown tower 1850 1798 Converted to observatory 1834 Hoddam Shortrigg Mill Tower Late 18th or early 19th century Kirkmahoe Duncow Mill Tower 18281855 Late or early 17th century Ruin by 1855 Mouswald Mouswald Grange Mill Tower 18281856 Late 18th century Working until c. 1925 Rigg 1828 1828 Demolished mid-19th century Stoneykirk Post 19th century Whithorn Tower Late 18th century Working in 1825
East Lothian Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Athelstaneford Athelstaneford Mains 1824 1824 1824 Dunbar Bielside Mill Tower 1853 Late 18th century Dunbar Oxwellmains Mill Tower 1853 Late 18th century Ruin by 1853 Dunbar Oxwellmains 1824 1824 1824 Dunbar Knockenhair Mill Tower 1853 17th century Ruin by 1853 Dunbar East Barns Mill 1824 1824 Demolished mid-19th century Leith Tower 1686 Converted to signal tower c.1805 North Berwick Balgone Barns Mill Tower Late 17th century Converted to dovecot by 1799 Papple 1824 1824 1824 Penston Tower 1824 17th century Demolished during World War II Phantassie Phantassie Mill Tower 1824 1824 1824 West Peaston 1824 1824 1824
Fife Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Anstruther Crail Collessie Melville Mill Tower Late 18th century Converted to dovecot Dunfermline Hill House Mill Tower 17th century Converted to dovecot Elie (several mills) Vertical axle mills 18th century 18th century Inverkeithing Mid-18th century Mid-18th century Inverkeithing Prathouse Moor 1819 1819 Kingsbarns c. 1885 c. 1885 Kirkcaldy Dysart Mill Tower 1854 Late 17th or early 18th century Ruin by 1854 Largo St Monans St Monans Mill Tower 1853 Late 18th century Ruin by 1853, now restored Torryburn 19th century 19th century
Forfarshire Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Montrose Montrose Lunatic Asylum Vertical axis 1895 Demolished 1925
Invernessshire Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Fort George Tower Demolished 1910s Inverness Longman Road Mill Tower South Kessock Tower 1827 Demolished 1943
Kirkcudbrightshire Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Kirkcudbright Cannee Mill Tower
Kincardineshire Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Marykirk Vertical axis 1887 1912
Lanarkshire Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Carluke High Mill Tower 18161859 1797 Glasgow Windmillcroft 1788 17th century Demolished c. 1800 Hamilton Tower 1816 Late 18th century 1816 Motherwell There was never a windmill in Motherwell. Confusion because of Windy Hill Road 18th century? Shettleston 1737 Blown down 13 January 1740
Midlothian Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Cousland Cranston Edgehead Mill 1894 1894 Edinburgh Belford Mill Tower 1852 1759 Edinburgh George Square 17th century 17th century Leith Leith Mill Late 17th century Leith Mylne's Mill Tower 1686 Converted to signal tower early 19th century
Morayshire Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Advie North Callange Tower Late 18th or early 19th century Drainie Gordonstoun Mill Tower Mid-18th century Converted to dovecot Loch Spynie c. 1720 Mid-18th century
Orkney Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Birsay Vinbreck Wind engine 1909 1909 North Ronaldsay Peckhole Mill Post 1879 19th century Ceased work 1908 North Ronaldsay Wind engine c. 1900 c. 1900 Orphir Chinegar Wind engine 1910 1939 Papa Westray Holland Farm Mill Post 1879 1879 Demolished 1926 Papa Westray Hookin Mill Wind engine 1901 1901 Papa Westray Gowrie mill Wind engine Papa Westray Maeback Mill Wind engine Demolished 1930 Papa Westray North Via Mill Wind engine 1901 1901 1940s Papa Westray Roadside Mill Wind engine Papa Westray South Via Mill Wind engine Working until 1958 Papa Westray The Links, Pierowall Wind engine Papa Westray Dykeside Wind engine Sanday Scar Mill, Burness Post South Ronaldsay Kirkhouse Point Mill Post 1879 1879 Westray Helzie, Rapness Post 1901 Westray Sanquhar, Rapness Wind engine Working until 1950 Westray Swartaback, Rapness Wind engine 1901 1901 Westray Hillhouse, Skelwick Wind engine
Perthshire Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Broughty Ferry Tower 1853 Demolished late 19th century, had five sails Dunbarney Dunbarney House Windmill Tower 1860 Late 17th or early 18th century Dundee South Union Street Dundee (west of town) Dundee Dunkeld Tower 1693 1693
Renfrewshire Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Greenock George Square 1768 1768 Paisley
Rossshire
Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Easter Ross Tarrell Wind engine 19th century 19th century Easter Ross Arboll Wind engine 19th century 19th century
Roxburghshire Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Eckford Caverton Mill Tower 1859 Late 18th century
Stirlingshire Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Airth Dunmore Mill Tower 1860 18th century Disused by 1860 Airth Early 18th century Early 18th century Muiravonside Myrehead Mill Tower Late 18th century
West Lothian Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Bo'ness Bridgeness Mill Tower 1750 Converted to observatory 19th century
Wigtownshire Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Kirkinner Barwhanny Mill Tower Late 18th or early 19th century Kirkmaiden Logan Mill Tower 18261847 1684 Ruin by 1847 Stoneykirk Stoneykirk Mill Tower 1847 Ruin by 1847
Shetland
Location Name of mill Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph South Havra
Sources
Unless stated otherwise, the source for all entries is or
Maps
1773 Armstrong 1788 John McArthur 1816 Forrest 1824 Fowler 1826 Johnson 1828 John Thomson All other dates are Ordnance Survey maps.
Notes
Mills in bold are still standing, known building dates are indicated in bold. Text in italics denotes indicates that the information is not confirmed, but is likely to be the case stated.
References