Hi Sandy, I'm interested in Kintyre millers too - a HILL family were millers at Skipness in the 18th century and I believe they were my ancestors. But re Knocknaha - Angus Martin's book 'Kintyre Country Life' (John Donald, Edinburgh 1987) has a picture of Knocknaha Mill, taken from a postcard of about 1900. The caption says, "According to the late Robert Russell in Knocknaha, a 'big flood in 1918 took aweh (away) the watter fae it, an they never sorted it'. It is now entirely ruinous, but the derelict mill-house still stands." The same book has an account of a legal dispute over thirlage between George MACNEAL of Ugadale - owner of Knocknahaw Mill - and Charles ROWATT of Kilkivan in 1819. The evidence included an account from 82-year-old James RAESIDE at Kilkivan. I am assuming that Knocknaha and Knocknahaw are one and the same. Hopefully I'll be corrected if they are not. For anyone with miller ancestors I'd highly recommend The Scottish Country Miller 1700-1900: A History of Water Powered Meal Milling in Scotland, by Enid Gauldie, published by John Donald, Edinburgh 1981. I believe it is out of print now but it sometimes comes up on used book sites and is in libraries, of course, Best of luck, Madeleine Wales In a message dated 12/07/2003 02:40:19 GMT Standard Time, Swyad@cs.com writes: > Does anyone have information about an oatmeal mill in Knocknaha near > Campbeltown in Argyl? According to family legend, our CRAW family lived > there and ran > this mill. Is there a way to check this out? It would have been around the > early 1800's or late 1700's. I am researching Alexander and Isobell DUNLOP > CRAW, > James and Elizabeth BOYD CRAW, and James BOYD and their descendents. > >