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Interior. View of where flaunch/ hub and arms meet.
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Interior. View looking up below rim spur gear with small driven gear above. This suggests that a threshing machine was driven by this wheel and its trnsmiision via the flat belt pulley wheel just visible.
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View looking SW of elevation of roofless NE range on right. Access to waterwheel pit against wall in middle of image.
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View of overhead shafting to water-driven flat belt pulley wheel below.
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Interior. Waterwheel pit. View of J Borland of RCAHMS undertaking graphic survey.
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Interior. Waterwheel pit. View of J Borland of RCAHMS undertaking graphic survey. Measuring the waterwheel.
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Mill Pond. View of silted-up mill pond centred at NJ95402 26478.
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Mill Pond. View of former sluice and silted-up channel.
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View of interior of N elevation of NE range, detail of flat belt pulley wheel driven straight from the waterwheel small driven gear and rim gear. This pulley wheel would have been attached to the pulley wheel mounted above (see DP 035646).
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Wateridgemuir: North east elevation and section showing water-wheel pit
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Interior. View looking towards tailrace. Access hatch above ladder in background.
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Interior. View looking towards tailrace. Access hatch above ladder in background.
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Interior. View of blocked opening in exterior wall of NE range at the tail race end of the pit.
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Interior. Detail view of square axle of waterwheel, remians of drum boards visible and bearing block to right of image.
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Interior. Waterwheel pit. View of J Borland of RCAHMS undertaking graphic survey.
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Mill Pond. View of silted-up mill pond inlet at NJ95391 26500.
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Wateridgemuir: Waterwheel pit elevation
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Interior. View looking up below rim spur gear and cast-iron wheel rim. Note the spokes of a flat belt drive pulley wheel located in the adjacent building (NE range).
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Interior. View looking along remains of wooden launder, small driven gear to left of image.
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View of overhead shafting to water-driven flat belt pulley wheel below.
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Interior. Waterwheel pit. View of J Borland of RCAHMS undertaking graphic survey.
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Interior. Waterwheel pit. View of J Borland of RCAHMS undertaking graphic survey. Measuring the waterwheel.
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Interior. Waterwheel pit. View of stone roof above waterwheel. This supports the trackway above.
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Interior. View looking along remains of wooden launder, small driven gear to left of image.
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Interior. View of small driving gear, relationship to waterwheel and end of launder. This gear turns a spindle which connects to the flat belt pulley wheel in the adjacent NE range.
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View of silted-up mill pond.
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Interior. Waterwheel pit. View of J Borland of RCAHMS undertaking graphic survey.
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Wateridgemuir: Elevation at 'A' on site plan, showing wheel details
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Interior. Detail of inside surface of wheel shroud. Note the cast slots in the wheel rim ,which held the wooden buckets, and the rim gear.The remains of the drum boards are visible.
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Interior. View of axle as it enters adjacent building (NE range).
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Interior. View looking along remains of wooden launder, small driven gear to left of image.
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Interior. Waterwheel pit. View of J Borland of RCAHMS undertaking graphic survey. The small driven gear visible.
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Interior. Waterwheel pit. View of stone roof above waterwheel. This supports the trackway above.
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Wateridgemuir: Annotated site plan
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Interior. View of enclosed wheel pit looking towards launder.
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Interior. View looking along remains of wooden launder, small driven gear to left of image.
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View of SW elevation of NE roofless range showing access to waterwheel pit and slot in wall for lever to operate water regulator in launder (below ground).
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Interior. Waterwheel pit. View of J Borland of RCAHMS undertaking graphic survey.
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Mill Pond. View of silted-up mill pond.
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Interior. View of enclosed wheelpit looking towards launder. Note the rim gearing on the waterwheel.
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Interior. View looking along tailrace with grille in place.
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Interior. Detail of inside surface of waterwheel shroud. Note the cast slots in the wheel rim which took the wooden buckets and the rim spur gear wtith the driven gear above. The remains of the drum boards are visible.
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Interior. View of remains of the waterwheel showing the remains of the wooden buckets and the drum boards/shrouds.
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Interior. Detail of waterwheel axle as it enters the adjacent building
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View of overhead shafting to belt wheel below. Mounted on the interior wall of the NE range operated by the subterranean waterwheel.
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Interior. Waterwheel pit. View of J Borland of RCAHMS undertaking graphic survey.
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View looking SW of elevation of roofless NE range on right. Cart entrance to courtyard on right and access to waterwheel pit against wall in middle of image.
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Interior. Waterwheel pit. View of J Borland of RCAHMS undertaking graphic survey. Measuring the waterwheel.
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View of N elevation of NE range, detail of wooden handle operating the water regulator which regulated the waterflow from launder to watershute to waterwheel.
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Details

Organisation: Historic Environment Scotland (HES)

Alternative name(s):

Canmore ID: 290230

Site type: Water Wheel (period Unassigned)

County: Aberdeenshire

Parish: Logie Buchan

Council: Aberdeenshire