Mill Of Conveth
Farmhouse (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned), Mill (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Mill Of Conveth
Classification Farmhouse (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned), Mill (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Mill Of Convaith
Canmore ID 36529
Site Number NO77SW 2
NGR NO 72876 74304
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/36529
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Laurencekirk
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Kincardine And Deeside
- Former County Kincardineshire
NO77SW 2 72876 74304
The Mill of Conveth is mentioned in documents of 1242 and 1245.
The Mill of Convaith, in Newlands parish, is recorded in 1662.
'1703. A stone at Mill of Conveth in front of the house, among a heap of stones, has the inscription S D C for Sir David Carnegie. Others have '1679' and '1703'. A corner stone built into the mill has '00' - probably part of 1700.'
W Cramond 1894.
John Carnegie was a tenant of Mill of Conveth in 1698.
W R Fraser 1880.
Mill of Conveth: Mid-19th century. Two-storey rubble and slate with a pyramidal roof kiln. (NO 7287 7430)
SDD 1960- (HBD No. 6).
(Location cited as NO 728 743). Mill of Conveth, mid 19th century. A two-storey and attic rubble building with a striking pyramidal-roofed kiln, now gutted and part of a farm steading.
J R Hume 1977.
