The oil mill is located near Via Roma 63 and exactly like the other mills in the undergrounds of Morciano di Leuca, it came  from the destruction of a Messapian granary. The historic center of Morciano di Leuca is characterized by the presence of numerous oil mills testify to the significant olive oil economy of which the town lived by in the past. There are about eighteen of these mills in just the historic center; some of them can be traced back to the 9th century. Underground mills and granaries were discovered by chance as a result of the public works since 1917. At the side entrance of the Palazzo Municipale, a big wheel of limestone located outside the building testifies the presence of another oil mill, probably used up to 18th-19th centuries. ...