Solid stone base for post windmill, Holland Farm, Papa Westray, Orkney. Holland Farmhouse in background.

Solid stone base for post windmill, Holland Farm, Papa Westray, Orkney. Holland Farmhouse in background. Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Jean Williamson / Alamy Stock Photo

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RC2C34

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27.7 MB (2 MB Compressed download)

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3726 x 2602 px | 31.5 x 22 cm | 12.4 x 8.7 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

15 July 2018

Location:

Holland Farm, Papa Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK

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Post Mill base, Holland Farm, Papa Westray, Orkney. A post mill is the earliest type of European windmill. The whole of the moving part of the mill is mounted on a single vertical post around which it can rotate to catch the wind. This example has a solid stone base to support the mechanism rather than a round house or trestle. Part of the Traill family estate farm, an extensive, mid 19th century, well organised complex with farmyard and buildings inc. horse-engine house with a conical flagstone roof, threshing house (with horse-gang powered threshing machines), corn-drying kiln, silage clamp, post mill base, and flagstone stile. Holland (houlland) means high land from the Old Norse hó land: given to the principal farm set on the highest part of the agricultural land.