Publication Account
Date 1996
Event ID 1016398
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Publication Account
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1016398
Although there may have been a mill on this site from as early as the 13th century, most of the present building dates from the 1790s, while the kiln at the north end is from the 1850s. The mill has been restored to full working order and is now a fine example of a large town mill and ancillary buildings of the age of improvement.
The main block has substantial rubble walls in order to withstand the vibration of the machinery, while the kiln-end is capped by a characteristic pyramidal ventilator. Note the two low breast or undershot water-wheels, on the east and west walls, which are served by the carefully built double lade. On arches spanning the mill lade is a rubble store and cartshed, with a timber upper storey.
Information from ‘Exploring Scotland’s Heritage: Aberdeen and North-East Scotland’, (1996).
