(30-06-2015, 06:59 PM)Steady the Edward Wrote: It is in deed SILJA and the old water driven roundabout was still working well , come to think of it I wonder how old it actually is , I have no doubt there would have been a sign there somewhere telling me but if there was and if I did read it I cant remember , a pleasant enough little walk and place to have a cup of tea ,


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this one had me thinking so had a look on the web and it says that the wheel  dates back to about 1890 it says and is the only water driven one still in use in the British Isles and europe the original horses were replaced in 1980 and the water wheel came from the old mines at Foxdale