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Dalnafree, Mill
Watermill (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Dalnafree, Mill
Classification Watermill (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 5400
Site Number NC56SE 24
NGR NC 5668 6460
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/5400
- Council Highland
- Parish Tongue
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
Reference: T C Welsh notes "NC 566 646. On SW bank of tributary of Strath Melness Burn, c. 50m from road, remains of a corn mill 8 x 5.5m infilled lade. One millstone extant, 1.2m diameter, 170mm thick, of coarse red sandstone. 95m of mill channels drawing from two sources". "Discovery and Excavation in Scotland" (1973), 56.
Reference: Ordnance Survey (NKB) note dated 15/9/1977. "This corn mill is shown as roofed on old series 25" at NC 5667 6460." OS card-
NC 56 SE (M) 4.
The ruinous remains of a sub-rectangular drystone horizontal mill with what appears to be the lower millstone in situ. The structure is clearly in use at the time of the 1st edition OS.
Information from RCAHMS (SC) 9th August, 1999
