Publication Account

Date 2013

Event ID 979667

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Publication Account

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/979667

Small grain mill dated 1711 and 1817, subsequently altered. Stopping commercial work on the death of the last miller Lindsay Watson in 1982, it was heavily restored to working order in 1987-1995 by Kincardine and Deeside District Council. New timber and iron overshot 12ft (3.7m) wheel. The roofing changed from Carmyllie-type slate to Welsh. The kiln was once detached, but later in the C19th one was attached to the mill by butt joints with a revolving, now fixed and square, kiln vent. Open to the public as a tea room that delivers training in catering and in horticulture (01561 361969). An 18th century stone arched bridge is to the north near Benholm Kirk, and another was bypassed in 1931-2 by a reinforced concrete arched bridge, F A MacDonald and Partners, 102ft span with castellated parapets. It is accessible from the mill visitors’ car park.

Ref: guidebook by Lesley Miller, 1996, the Mills Archive and its own website.

M Watson, 2013