Langholm, Glenesk Road, Waverley Mills
Mill (19th Century)
Site Name Langholm, Glenesk Road, Waverley Mills
Classification Mill (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Waverley Road; Bell's Mill
Canmore ID 67701
Site Number NY38SE 52
NGR NY 36536 84121
NGR Description Centred NY 36536 84121
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/67701
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Langholm
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
Mid-19th century industrial mills located on edge of Langholm in wider improved rural landscape. Localised setting to semi-urban village Langholm.
information from Héléna Gray, (CFA Archaeology Ltd), August 2015
OASIS ID: cfaarcha1-278420
NY38SE 52 centred 36536 84121 and from 3650 8413 to 3657 8414
Waverley Mills [NAT] (at NY 3655 8413)
OS 1:2500 map, 1982.
Mills [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1983.
(Location cited as NY 364 842). Bell's Mill: late 19th century. A complex of rubble buildings with a 3-storey and attic, 16-bay main block and single-storey sheds. There is a neat engine house with a cast-iron roof tank, and a tall circular-section brick chimney.
J R Hume 1976.
Waverley Mills, Glenesk Road. The eight W bays of thise double-pile four-storey main block and the S stair tower are of 1865-7, designed by Thomas Aimers. He was also responsible for extending it to 17 bays and heightening the tower (since cut down again) in 1871.
On the corner of Waverley Road, to the N, the late 19th century Bell's Mills; the surviving buildings are mostly single-storey and plain, but there is fat chimney behind the engine house, whose roof supports a cast-iron tank.
J Gifford 1996.
During March 1999, RCAHMS conducted a photographic survey of the standing industrial heritage relating to textiles in Langholm. The purpose of this survey was to enhance and augment the existing holdings of the National Monuments Record Scotland.
Visited by RCAHMS (MKO), February 1999.
Project (29 May 2014)
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by CFA Archaeology Ltd, a desk based assessment and walk over survey (May 29th 2014) was conducted
The historic environment record within the Site Boundary is relatively limited, although there is some potential for the proposed development site to contain previously unknown heritage assets from at least the later prehistoric period onwards, given the historic landscape character of the wider area. Taking this into account, the archaeological potential of the proposed development site is considered to be low.
A summary assessment, on a site by site basis, of the predicted effects on the settings of assets within a 10km radius where the blade tip ZTV indicates that there would be theoretical views of one or more turbines
information from Héléna Gray, (CFA Archaeology Ltd), August 2015
OASIS ID: cfaarcha1-278420
