Finzean Bucket Mill, Aberdeenshire

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Finzean Bucket Mill Community Interest Company has been founded to repair, maintain and operate the historic Grade-A Listed water powered sawmill, which specialises in the production of wooden buckets, which can be found near the village of Finzean in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

The Bucket Mill has a rich history. Built in 1853 on a site of a previous water powered sawmill, it was operated by the Brown family for three generations. It was built to produce turned wooden buckets, of a style which is now completely unique to the mill. By the late 1970s the mill was derelict, but was saved by Stan Moyes, who with the help of friends, led the restoration efforts in the 1980s and operated the mill throughout the 1990s and 2000s, cementing the mill as a local landmark.

The Finzean Bucket Mill CIC is the next custodian of the mill, which is owned by the Birse Community Trust.