Kempleton Mill
Watermill (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Kempleton Mill
Classification Watermill (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Tarff Water
Canmore ID 64009
Site Number NX65NE 25
NGR NX 68243 55144
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/64009
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Twynholm
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX65NE 25.00 68243 55144
Kempleton Mill [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1981.
NX65NE 25.01 NX 68221 55183 Weir
(Location cited as NX 683 552). Kempleton Mill, built 1785. A 2- and 3-storey rubble building with an internal low-breast, wood and iron wheel 3ft 4ins (1.01m) wide by 12ft (3.66m) diameter, driving three pairs of stones.
J R Hume 1976.
Although noted on OS historical maps, this mill is not apparent on the current edition of the OS (GIS) MasterMap. It has apparently been demolished since 1975/6, when it was described by Hume and photographed by RCAHMS.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 31 July 2009.
NMRS, KBR 7/1; J R Hume 1976.
