Riddoch’s Sawmill Mosstodloch?

Date Added: 11 February 2018 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1973 Picture No: 3860

Photograph is courtesy and copyright of Forestry Commission, Forest Research, Roslin, and provided with help from Glen Brearley. FR Photo number No A5311 but no date (estimated as 1973) or photographer recorded.

No information provided for these beautifully taken images. Can anyone confirm if this is Mosstodloch Sawmill, who are the machine operators and the products being cut?

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Groups: Forestry in Action, Northeast Scotland , Sawmills, pulp mills, chipboard mills

3 Comments

This is Mosstodloch Sawmill, My grandad Albert James Thomas Philpott (2nd left) is the man operating the switch for the bandasaw. Comment left on 12 March 2020 at 12:59 by Amanda McKenzie

Mr. Philpott senior, can't remember how we addressed him by first name, was the Big Bandmill sawmiller. He was also in charge of the Larch Mill. His son was also in charge of the Big Bandmill at one time.
Comment left on 16 July 2020 at 19:09 by Sandy Jamieson

Hi Sandy, thank you for the info. My grandad loved working at Mosstodloch. He had to leave due to illness and died in 1976. My dad (same name) took over when grandad died and then soon after he was transferred to Fort William sawmill. He has very fond memories working at Mosstodloch. Comment left on 17 July 2020 at 09:48 by Amanda McKenzie

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