Draining and Flooding Please choose one ADMINISTRATION AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS COMMUNICATIONS CONFLICT CULTIVATION ENCLOSURES ENERGY EXTRACTION FLOODING GRAZINGS HOUSING KNOWLEDGE LEISURE MANUFACTURE PERCEPTION SETTLEMENTS TRADES Land drainage Soil drainage Protection Wells and dams Flooding Mill dam, Milton of Applecross, Ross and Cromarty Before 19th century improvements in transport, all corn had to be ground locally. The corn mill was therefore essential to the life of the community. Each mill had to have a sufficient supply of water to drive it. In some places this required the construction of dams to create a mill pond (or mill dam). This, along with the channels needed to direct the water from the dam to the mill, might be a significant piece of work. Resource pack   1     2     3     4