▁surv ive ▁and ▁are ▁open ▁as ▁a ▁tour ist ▁att raction ▁and ▁educational ▁resource , ▁interpre ting ▁local ▁history ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁its ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁museum ▁of ▁A yr shire ▁country ▁life . ▁Very ▁few ▁mill s ▁remain ▁in ▁A yr shire ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁an ▁example ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁preserved ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁for es ight ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁mill er ▁who ▁saw ▁a ▁modern ▁role ▁for ▁an ▁ancient ▁industrial ▁site ▁and ▁traditional ▁social ▁meeting - place . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁out build ings ▁have ▁been ▁converted ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁an ▁ant ique ▁shop , ▁others ▁are ▁still ▁occupied ▁as ▁dwell ings ▁and ▁some ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁being ▁converted ▁to ▁uses ▁which ▁will ▁enh ance ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁experience ▁of ▁visitors ▁to ▁the ▁mill ▁complex . ▁ ▁The ▁Fer g us on ▁family , ▁descend ants ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁mill er , ▁are ▁still ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁museum , ▁working ▁with ▁a ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁who ▁are ▁all ▁volunte ers . ▁The ▁mill ▁is ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Trust ▁or ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Scotland ; ▁it ▁is ▁however ▁an ▁acc red ited ▁four ▁star ▁A yr shire ▁visitor ▁att raction . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Dal gar ven ▁mill s ▁ ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁mill ▁on ▁this ▁site ▁of ▁Gro athol m ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century , ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁mon ks ▁of ▁Kil win ning ▁Ab bey . ▁The ▁first ▁mill ▁was ▁a ▁wa