Ulva, Ormaig Mill

NM43NW 10 4093 3915.

Cruck-framed Mill. This small ruinous building situated on the W bank of a stream some 700m WNW of the deserted township of Ormaig, is of interest as one of the 'water-mills', of the most modern and approved construction, for grinding corn' which were noted on Ulva in 1807. It measures 9.8m from SW to N E by 5.4m over walls of lime-mortared rubble masonry varying in thickness from 0.6m to 0.8m, and the height to wall-head level is 2.7m. Two millstones of micaschist, each having a diameter of 1.4m and a thickness of 0.18m, lie inside the mill. Water was led to the mill from a pond formed by a substantial dam, now breached blocking the stream about 100m N of the mill. A ruined two-roomed building situated about 20m SE of the mill may have been the miller's dwelling. The location of the kiln is uncertain.

RCAHMS 1980.

Cruck construction noted at NM 408 392, [probably refers to this monument].

G Stell 1981.

Site recorded during survey for the Scottish Agricultural College, under the Historic Scotland Ancient Monument Survey Grant Scheme.

NM 407 390 Deserted settlement; cruck-framed watermill. (centre)

Sponsors: Historic Scotland, Scottish Agricultural College.

T Rees 1998