Leslie Phillip and David Wood — Tollmuir saw
Photograph courtesy of Leslie Phillip, Perth that shows him and his friend David Wood (in front) outside the sawmill at Tollmuir where David worked as a tractor driver delivering logs to the mill.
This site is now occupied by Netherton Tractors Ltd (a John Deere and farm machinery sales group) and sits on the side of the present A90.
Can anyone say who owned the sawmill?
7 Comments
I think the last name of the owner at that time was Miller or to the locals known as Curly Miller. A real mean hard working sawmill.
Comment left on 22 July 2015 at 22:06 by Leslie Phillip
The information is correct. Curly Miller sold the mill to David Montgomery from Glasgow in the late 1970's. I was the mill manager there until November 1981. I moved from there to be manager of the James Jones mill in Forres.
Comment left on 24 February 2016 at 23:09 by Peter Ross
Peter Ross if you want to see more photos of Tollmuir sawmill and its timber haulage tractor etc go to search box for, Leslie phillip
Comment left on 25 February 2016 at 22:24 by Leslie Phillip
Campbells of Forestmuir near Forfar was another sawmill with a reputation for hard work in the 1950s and the 1960s. The owner was known locally as Kilty Campbell.The off cut slabs from this sawmill were stacked high outside the gates next to the main road, the advert in the local paper was always slabs free for the uplifting I was surprised the saw miller still had all his fingers as the slabs were mostly bark.
Comment left on 10 November 2017 at 22:21 by Leslie Phillip
If I remember correctly the sawmill at Campmuir was called Crauchan, on further investigation it appears to still be operating with the building of garden sheds and garages.
Comment left on 15 November 2017 at 10:56 by Leslie Phillip
If I remember correct the owner of Tollmuir sawmill Curly Miller at this time had a terrifying hatred of the fern plant which if he touched in any way brought him out in a bad rash. I remember him standing out on the forest road to asses a timber operation he was pricing if he could see if there were ferns about.
Comment left on 09 January 2022 at 14:21 by maureen phillip
I worked for Alex Miller at the top Mill some of the lads I remember was Chec Creighton Mike, Stuart Macfarlane, Bill Joiner,the Morrison brothers, Sandy Beattie, Proctor at the joiners shop Willi Meldrum, I was a tailsman.
Comment left on 07 April 2022 at 11:24 by Paul Mottram
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