Mill Of Corsback
Grain Mill (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Mill Of Corsback
Classification Grain Mill (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 118828
Site Number ND27SW 47
NGR ND 2417 7244
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Dunnet
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND27SW 47.00 2417 7244
ND27SW 47.01 ND 2417 7244 to ND 2427 7137 Lade
ND27SW 47.02 ND 2426 7137 Sluice
A water mill comprising a rectangular structure, 10m E-W by 7m by 3m high, with a hole for a water-wheel in the W wall, against which there is a water chase. The river (sic) is diverted by banks.
R Mercer 1981
The Mill of Corsbank is depicted as a corn mill on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map, (Caithness, 1872), sheet 1, and described in the Ordnance Survey Name Book (ONB) as 'a small corn mill with a dwelling house near it'. (Name Book 1872).
Information from RCAHMS (DE) June 1997
