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Old Bridge Of Urr, Watermill
Watermill (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Old Bridge Of Urr, Watermill
Classification Watermill (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Old Bridge Of Urr, Carding Mill; Old Bridge Of Urr Mill, Kiln And Cottages; River Urr
Canmore ID 71276
Site Number NX76NE 25
NGR NX 77651 67700
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/71276
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkpatrick Durham
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX76NE 25 77651 66700
The Old Mill [NAT] (at NX 77662 67720)
Millhouse [NAT] (at NX 7769 67703)
Mill (disused) [NAT] (at NX 77634 67718)
OS (GIS) MasterMap, July 2009.
Not to be confused with Dubbidale Mill (NX 7754 6771), for which see NX 7754 6771.
NX76NE 25.01 NX 77438 67886 Weir
NX76NE 25.02 NX 77449 67880 to NX 77643 67712 Lade
NX76NE 25.03 NX 77484 67843 Sluice
(Location cited as NX 777 677). Mill, Old Bridge of Urr, late 18th to early 19th century. An irregular 2 storey rubble complex on an L plan, sharing a wheel with a rectangular sawmill. The kiln and granary are on the other side of the access road. The wheel is high breast, with cast-iron axle and rings and wooden spokes and buckets, 3ft 8in wide by 16ft diameter (1.11 by 4.88m). Largely gutted.
J R Hume 1976.
