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image copyright Rachel Windsor
The Dean Mills were operated by the Incorporation of Baxters, or bakers, on lands gifted to the Abbot of Holyrood by David I. The plaque above shows the symbol of the Baxters, a wheatsheaf, and is found high on the west wall of West Mill.
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History of Mills - About.com
National Archives - The Incorporation of Baxters, Canongate
The History of Bread - Kitchen Project
Canterbury Tales - The General Prologue and the Miller's Tale, by Geoffrey Chaucer