Click Mill 2025
Orkney
Barony Mill 2025
The mill was stone-built in 1873 and is three storeys high with an overshot waterwheel. Remains of unrestored older mills are nearby. Like most northern mills of this period, a kiln for drying the grain is integral with the building.
Contacts
Operator: Birsay Heritage Trust
Address: A968 Birsay Orkney KW17 2LY
- Telephone: 01856 721 439
- Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
- Website: View website
Open Days & Times
Daily 29 Apr-late Sep. 1100-1615. Visit website or facebook for more details and advance booking.
Facilities
- Parking
- Souvenir Shop
It has displays of photographs of old-time farming in Birsay, samples of the produce at each stage of the milling and milling tools. Tours include demonstrations of the running of the machinery.
It is Orkney’s last remaining working watermill and has been operated by the Birsay Heritage Trust since 1997. Built in 1873, the mill is believed to be the only working watermill in the world to still commercially produce Beremeal. Bere is an ancient form of barley which is tolerant of the cool temperatures and short growing season of Orkney.
