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  • John O'Groats Mill

John O'Groats Mill

Water-powered mills have been in use for centuries and John O'Groats Mill is thought to have been the last one constructed in Scotland. Inside the mill is a time capsule of Highland history.

Hear more about the mill on Wick Voices

View John O'Groats Mill on our Tales & Legends map

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