1865
Turret post windmill built
Holland, Windmill Stump And Store was built in 1865 as a turret post windmill with an associated grain store.
Site overview
Holland, Windmill Stump And Store forms part of the Holland Farm complex on Papa Westray. The windmill was built in 1865 as a turret post mill. It ground bere and remained in operation until the early twentieth century.
Map
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History
Holland, Windmill Stump And Store is a former turret post windmill and associated grain store at Holland Farm on Papa Westray. The windmill was built in 1865 and survives as a tapered rubble stump about 2.9 metres high, with the timber centre post still in position. The top of the stump is covered by flagstones.
The nearby single-storey store was used for the storage of bere. The mill ground bere and continued operating until the early twentieth century. The timber superstructure was dismantled in 1926.
The windmill and store were listed at Category C on 23 July 2001.
Timeline
1881
Corn mill shown on Ordnance Survey mapping
Holland windmill was annotated as a corn mill on the first edition Ordnance Survey map.
1900–1920
Windmill working ended
Holland windmill continued operating into the early twentieth century before falling out of use.
1926
Timber superstructure dismantled
The timber superstructure of Holland windmill was dismantled in 1926.
2001
Listed building designation
Holland, Windmill Stump And Store was listed at Category C on 23 July 2001.
Sources and records
Historic Environment Scotland listed building record; Trove / Canmore place record; RCAHMS inventory record; Scottish Windmills: A Survey; Papa Westray local history record