Millhouse
House (Post Medieval), Mill (Post Medieval)
Site Name Millhouse
Classification House (Post Medieval), Mill (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Dyke
Canmore ID 1498
Site Number HY20NE 25
NGR HY 2914 0652
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/1498
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Orphir
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY20NE 25 2914 0652.
Old mill in ruinous condition with walls 1.5m high.
Visited by OS 17 May 1966.
One partially roofed building and two unroofed buildings are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Orkney and Shetland (Orkney) 1882, sheet cvi), but they are not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 1 December 2000.
Field Visit (1998)
Two buildings, a mill and a shed, are aligned parallel to the coast and separated by a mill pond. The mill is 12m long by 7m wide and stands up to 4m high at the gable ends. The walls are constructed from dressed and regularly coursed stone. It is located 15m from the coast edge. There is a single door in the landward side wall and there is a slot for an undershot wheel at the north end. The shed measures 6m by 4m and stand up to 1.2m high. It is located 8m from the coast edge. The mill pond, measuring 8m across, is now filled in, though the area remains marshy.
Moore and Wilson, 1998
Orkney Coastal Zone Assessment
