Before and After

Woodwick Mill was an important centre for threshing and grinding cereals. There are two places where the date "1873" is chiselled into the walls. Milling ceased in the mid 1950's. Large openings were made to allow its use as a barn for Walkerhouse Farm.

In the mid 1990's the owners of Woodwick House and Walkerhouse Farm formed a fish farm with each contributing land around the burn. The dam was breached and a concrete weir formed to supply water to external fish tanks via pipework placed in the lade. The Mill became festooned with pipework and ranges of external tanks were built around the building. The fish farm failed, the building fell into disrepair and the surrounding land became an industrial wasteland. The 14-foot diameter waterwheel was sold and became an exhibit at the Glasgow Garden Festival before returning to Orkney's Mill of Rango.

In 2005, after passing through several hands, the derelict Mill was acquired by Micky and five years later the Mill had been converted for accommodation with the dam repaired to supply renewable energy.