Ruthven, Smithy
Smithy (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Ruthven, Smithy
Classification Smithy (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Ruthven Smithy; Ruthven Mill; Ruthven, Smithy And Mill
Canmore ID 17843
Site Number NJ54NW 27
NGR NJ 50640 46976
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/17843
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Cairnie
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
Smithy and Mill, Ruthven, early 19th century. Mill a two-storey L-plan rubble building opposite smithy, a long low chimneyed structure; disused.
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NJ54NW 27 50640 46976
For adjacent watermill (NJ 5061 4694), see NJ54NW 26.
(Location cited as NJ 507 470). Early 19th century. The smithy is a long single-storey building with a wooden lean-to and three chimney stacks, one of them rising from the wall-head. It is now disused.
J R Hume 1977.
