A cotton mill was established in the Orry in 1791; was rebuilt on an enlarged site and subsequently modified several times before destruction by fire in 1876. In 1816 the machinery was powered by two large water wheels, 20 and 22 feet in diameter. By 1820 new machinery was installed and powered by a forty-five foot diameter cast iron water-wheel, equivalent to equivalent to 50 horsepower. About 740 cubic feet of water per minute fell on the wheel. Water was supplied from several lochs; Picketlaw
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