Uploaded June 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Dunster Waterermill (also known as Castle Mill) is an unusual double overshot watermill, with two seperate waterwheels each of which can drive one or two millstones.
We visited with family, so cut a few shots together showing the approach, workings and exit flow of water, and was playing with sound as it builds then ebbs as you go through the mill.
The advantage of dual wheels is the mill could process 4 types of flour (or flour for several farms, to keep them separate) in parallel - much more efficient that starting/stopping and cleaning shutes between each type/source of flour.
Also if water flow was low they could run single stones from each wheel to continue working with less water/power, however as the wheels are fed from a pond/reservoir upstream apparently waterflow is seldom an issue.
For more info see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunster_Working_Watermill
Dunster Waterermill (also known as Castle Mill) is an unusual double overshot watermill, with two seperate waterwheels each of which can drive one or two millstones.
We visited with family, so cut a few shots together showing the approach, workings and exit flow of water, and was playing with sound as it builds then ebbs as you go through the mill.
The advantage of dual wheels is the mill could process 4 types of flour (or flour for several farms, to keep them separate) in parallel - much more efficient that starting/stopping and cleaning shutes between each type/source of flour.
Also if water flow was low they could run single stones from each wheel to continue working with less water/power, however as the wheels are fed from a pond/reservoir upstream apparently waterflow is seldom an issue.
For more info see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunster_Working_Watermill
