"The Lade" or mill race driving the turbines at Sion Mills
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"The Lade" or mill race driving the turbines at Sion Mills
Image: © Des Colhoun Taken: 20 Jul 1985
A once busy flax mill used the power provided by the River Mourne to drive the turbines vis this or Lade as it is locally known. In the distance you can see the sluice gates which control the rate of flow of the water.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.78507
Longitude
-7.46747