Auchinbaird Windmill between Sauchie and Fishcross, Clackmannanshire.


The recently restored Auchinbaird Windmill is an early 18th rubble-built circular tower with domed roof and castellated parapet. This structure was originally built to harness the wind to power a water pump which in turn drained a nearby coal pit. When the pit closed the windmill was converted to a doocot or dovecote. It sits on a knoll between the villages of Sauchie and Fishcross, Clackmannanshire.


Size: 5400px × 3600px
Location: Sauchie Fishcross Alloa Clackmannanshire Scotland UK United Kingdom GB Great Britain Europe
Photo credit: © Gus Nicoll / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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