Auchinbaird Windmill
Introduction
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Auchinbaird Windmill
Image: © John Chroston Taken: 2 Dec 2010
Built in the early 18th century to power the draining of the local coal pit then used as a dovecot following the closure of the coal pit.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.134772
Longitude
-3.774431