The Finzean Bucket Mill is a water powered sawmill, built in 1853.

The Bucket Mill is found in Finzean, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Our organisation, the Finzean Bucket Mill Community Interest Company, is a not-for-profit social enterprise tasked with returning the mill to working order. We lease the Bucket Mill from the Birse Community Trust, who own it. 

We are using the process of repair to teach “red-list” endangered crafts, such as Millwrighting. To sustain long term viability we also produce locally sawn timber and wood products for sale to the trade and public, with all profits reinvested back into the upkeep and repair of the mill to support our goals. 

You can help us with our work by making a donation, signing up to volunteer with us or visiting on our open days.

The Bucket Mill is unfortunately not normally open to the public on a day-to-day basis, tours for groups can be made on a pre-arranged basis. Timber sales are by pre-arrangement only.