# List of windmills in Scotland

A list of windmills in Scotland.

## Locations
### Aberdeenshire

| Location | Name of mill | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| Aberdeen | Windmill Hill Mill | | | 1661 | 1661 |
| Ellon | Hilton Mill NJ 942 342 | Tower | 1867 | 1787 | Converted to horse mill 1880. Afterwards steam powered until 1924. Worked by tractor until 1956. |
| Fraserburgh | Fraserburgh Mill NJ 994 669 | Tower | 1869 | | Disused by 1869 |
| Inverallochy | Mains of Cairnbulg NK 024 642 | | | | |
| Invernettie | Glenugie Distillery NK 125 442 | Tower | | 1822 | |
| Longmanhill | Montbletton NJ 721 611 | | | Late 18th or early 19th century | Late 18th or early 19th century |
| Lonmay | Savoch Mill Strathbeg Mill NK 056 586 | Tower | 1870 | 1840 | |
| Peterhead | Windmill Street | Tower | | 1794 | Demolished 1937 |
| St Combs | Quarryhill NK 053 626 | | | | |

### Angus

| Location | Name of mill | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| Arbroath | Millgate | | | 17th century | 1832 |
| Forfar | Bankhead Mill NO 453 513 | Tower | | Late 19th century | |
| Forfar | | Tower | | 1644 | Demolished 1838 |
| Kinnell | Bolshan Mill NO 620 521 | Tower | | | |
| Kirkden | Dumbarrow Mill NO 549 471 | Tower | 1859 | 1859 | |
| Montrose | | | | 1693 | 1693 |
| Montrose | Rossie Mill | | | | Demolished 18th century |
| Montrose | Rossie Mill | | | 18th century | 18th century |
| Sorn | Sorn Mill NS 548 264 | | | 1857 | |

### Ayrshire

| Location | Name of mill | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| Ballantrae | Ballantrae Windmill NX 091 833 | Vaulted Tower | 1747 1855 | 1696 | Ruin by 1799 |
| Monkton | Monkton Mill NS 362 281 | 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 mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| Fordyce | Sandend Mill Glasshaugh Mill NJ 560 657 | Tower | 1866 | 1761 | Ruin by 1866. |
| Gamrie | Montbletton Mill NJ 721 611 | tower | | Late 18th or early 19th century | |
| Gamrie | Northfield Mill NJ 823 661 | Tower | | 1798 | |

### Berwickshire

| Location | Name of mill | Type | Maps | First mention or built |
| Ayton | Gunsgreenhill Mill NT 948 637 | Tower | | |
| Gordon | Rumbletonlaw Mill NT 676 453 | Tower | | Early 19th century |
| Swinton | Swinton Mill NT 833 474 | Tower | 1858 | Late 18th century |
| Swinton | Swintonmill NT 814 459 | Tower | | 1813 |
| Stow | Mitchelston Mill NT 462 481 | Tower | | Late 18th or early 19th century |

### Caithness

| Location | Name of mill | Type | Maps | First mention or built |
| Achscrabster | ND 083 636 | | | |
| Hopefield | ND 075 676 | | | |
| Langland | ND 078 675 | | | |
| Olrig | Castlehill Mill ND 195 685 | Tower | 1873 | 1860s |

### Clackmannanshire

| Location | Name of mill | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
| Alloa | New Sauchie Mill NS 897 950 | Tower | | | Converted to dovecot | |

### Dumfriesshire

| Location | Name of mill | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| Annan | NY 194 672 | | 1828 | 1828 | Demolished mid-19th century |
| Collin | | Post | | 1670 | 1700 |
| Dumfries | Maxwelltown NX 968 758 | tower | 1850 | 1798 | Converted to observatory 1834 |
| Hoddam | Shortrigg Mill NY 162 744 | Tower | | Late 18th or early 19th century | |
| Kirkmahoe | Duncow Mill NX 974 838 | Tower | 1828 1855 | Late or early 17th century | Ruin by 1855 |
| Mouswald | Mouswald Grange Mill NY 053 734 | Tower | 1828 1856 | Late 18th century | Working until c. 1925 |
| Rigg | NY 288 668 | | 1828 | 1828 | Demolished mid-19th century |
| Stoneykirk | NX 096 524 | Post | | 19th century | |
| Whithorn | NX 444 398 | Tower | | Late 18th century | Working in 1825 |

### East Lothian

| Location | Name of mill | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| Athelstaneford | Athelstaneford Mains NT 541 771 | | 1824 | 1824 | 1824 |
| Dunbar | Bielside Mill NT 654 738 | Tower | 1853 | Late 18th century | |
| Dunbar | Oxwellmains Mill NT 720 763 | Tower | 1853 | Late 18th century | Ruin by 1853 |
| Dunbar | Oxwellmains NT 703 763 | | 1824 | 1824 | 1824 |
| Dunbar | Knockenhair Mill NT 670 789 | Tower | 1853 | 17th century | Ruin by 1853 |
| Dunbar | East Barns Mill NT 717 763 | | 1824 | 1824 | Demolished mid-19th century |
| Leith | | Tower | | 1686 | Converted to signal tower c.1805 |
| North Berwick | Balgone Barns Mill NT 553 828 | Tower | | Late 17th century | Converted to dovecot by 1799 |
| Papple | NT 591 725 | | 1824 | 1824 | 1824 |
| Penston | NT 445 725 | Tower | 1824 | 17th century | Demolished during World War II |
| Phantassie | Phantassie Mill NT 597 773 | Tower | 1824 | 1824 | 1824 |
| West Peaston | | | 1824 | 1824 | 1824 |

### Fife

| Location | Name of mill | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| Anstruther | | | | | |
| Crail | | | | | |
| Collessie | Melville Mill NO 303 127 | Tower | | Late 18th century | Converted to dovecot |
| Dunfermline | Hill House Mill NT 091 859 | 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 NT 299 934 | Tower | 1854 | Late 17th or early 18th century | Ruin by 1854 |
| Largo | | | | | |
| St Monans | St Monans Mill NO 534 019 | Tower | 1853 | Late 18th century | Ruin by 1853, now restored |
| Torryburn | NT 028 856 | | | 19th century | 19th century |

### Forfarshire

| Location | Name of mill | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
| Montrose | Montrose Lunatic Asylum | Vertical axis | | 1895 | Demolished 1925 | |

### Invernessshire

| Location | Name of mill | Type | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| Fort George | | Tower | | Demolished 1910s |
| Inverness | Longman Road Mill | Tower | | |
| South Kessock | NH 658 470 | Tower | 1827 | Demolished 1943 |

### Kirkcudbrightshire

| Location | Name of mill | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
| Kirkcudbright | Cannee Mill NX 687 501 | Tower | | | | |

### Kincardineshire

| Location | Name of mill | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
| Marykirk | | Vertical axis | | 1887 | 1912 | |

### Lanarkshire

| Location | Name of mill | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| Carluke | High Mill NS 849 508 | Tower | 1816 1859 | 1797 | |
| Glasgow | Windmillcroft NS 589 647 | | 1788 | 17th century | Demolished c. 1800 |
| Hamilton | NS 718 557 | 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 mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| Cousland | | | | | |
| Cranston | Edgehead Mill NT 372 651 | | 1894 | 1894 | |
| Edinburgh | Belford Mill NT 233 737 | Tower | 1852 | 1759 | |
| Edinburgh | George Square | | | 17th century | 17th century |
| Leith | Leith Mill NT 272 767 | | | Late 17th century | |
| Leith | Mylne's Mill NT 271 786 | Tower | | 1686 | Converted to signal tower early 19th century |

### Morayshire

| Location | Name of mill | Type | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| Advie | North Callange NO 122 420 | 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 mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| Birsay | Vinbreck | Wind engine | | 1909 | 1909 |
| North Ronaldsay | Peckhole Mill HY 762 528 | 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 HY 489 513 | Post | 1879 | 1879 | Demolished 1926 |
| Papa Westray | Hookin Mill HY 499 513 | Wind engine | | 1901 | 1901 |
| Papa Westray | Gowrie mill HY 497 537 | Wind engine | | | |
| Papa Westray | Maeback Mill HY 495 524 | Wind engine | | | Demolished 1930 |
| Papa Westray | North Via Mill HY 498 532 | Wind engine | 1901 | 1901 | 1940s |
| Papa Westray | Roadside Mill HY 495 525 | Wind engine | | | |
| Papa Westray | South Via Mill HY 498 532 | Wind engine | | | Working until 1958 |
| Papa Westray | The Links, Pierowall HY 441 498 | Wind engine | | | |
| Papa Westray | Dykeside | Wind engine | | | |
| Sanday | Scar Mill, Burness HY 673 449 | Post | | | |
| South Ronaldsay | Kirkhouse Point Mill ND 470 907 | Post | 1879 | 1879 | |
| Westray | Helzie, Rapness HY 507 406 | Post | 1901 | | |
| Westray | Sanquhar, Rapness HY 508 417 | Wind engine | | | Working until 1950 |
| Westray | Swartaback, Rapness HY 495 428 | Wind engine | 1901 | 1901 | |
| Westray | Hillhouse, Skelwick HY 488 444 | Wind engine | | | |

### Perthshire

| Location | Name of mill | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| Broughty Ferry | | Tower | | 1853 | Demolished late 19th century, had five sails |
| Dunbarney | Dunbarney House Windmill NO 107 184 | Tower | 1860 | Late 17th or early 18th century | |
| Dundee | South Union Street | | | | |
| Dundee | (west of town) | | | | |
| Dundee | | | | | |
| Dunkeld | NO 021 425 | Tower | | 1693 | 1693 |

### Renfrewshire

| Location | Name of mill | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
| Greenock | George Square | | | 1768 | 1768 | |
| Paisley | | | | | | |

### Rossshire

| Location | Name of mill | Type | Maps | First mention or 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 mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
| Eckford | Caverton Mill NT 749 257 | Tower | 1859 | Late 18th century | | |

### Stirlingshire

| Location | Name of mill | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| Airth | Dunmore Mill NS 862 894 | Tower | 1860 | 18th century | Disused by 1860 |
| Airth | | | | Early 18th century | Early 18th century |
| Muiravonside | Myrehead Mill NS 965 775 | Tower | | Late 18th century | |

### West Lothian

| Location | Name of mill | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
| Bo'ness | Bridgeness Mill NT 013 815 | Tower | | 1750 | Converted to observatory 19th century | |

### Wigtownshire

| Location | Name of mill | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| Kirkinner | Barwhanny Mill NX 411 493 | Tower | | Late 18th or early 19th century | |
| Kirkmaiden | Logan Mill NX 116 438 | Tower | 1826 1847 | 1684 | Ruin by 1847 |
| Stoneykirk | Stoneykirk Mill NX 095 522 | Tower | 1847 | | Ruin by 1847 |

### Shetland

| Location | Name of mill | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
| South Havra | | | | | | |

## Sources

Unless stated otherwise, the source for all entries is Douglas, G., Oglethorpe, M., and Hume, J. R. (1984). Scottish Windmills. University of Strathclyde: Scottish Industrial Archaeology Survey.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) or "SCOTTISH WINDMILLS - AN OUTLINE AND INVENTORY" (PDF). Scottish Antiquaries Society.

## Maps

* 1773 Armstrong
* 1788 John McArthur
* 1816 Forrest
* 1824 Fowler
* 1826 Johnson
* 1828 John Thomson
* All other dates are Ordnance Survey maps.