Montgarrie Mills
Mill (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Montgarrie Mills
Classification Mill (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Montgarrie Mill; Montgarrie Meal Mill; Montgarrie Corn Mill
Canmore ID 94482
Site Number NJ51NE 58
NGR NJ 57471 17722
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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SC 565516
Montgarrie Mill, view from north east of north end of mill, which contains a traditional working grain-drying kiln
20/5/1999
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SC 743718
Montgarrie Mill Exterior view from west showing the mill's weighbridge and weighbridge house. In foreground is the miller, Donald McDonald, and his assistant, Ria McDonald (right) Digital image of D 54553 CN
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 743746
Montgarrie Mill Interior view on ground floor of the mill showing the row of five millstones Digital image of D 54543
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 743763
Montgarrie Mill Interior view from south west of kiln firebox, with supply of Chinese anthracite to left (British anthracite was no longer available from the local coal merchant) Digital image of D 54523
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 743770
Montgarrie Mill View from south west of west side of the north end of the mill, which contains the kiln Digital image of D 54519
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20/5/1999
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SC 743773
Montgarrie Mill View from south along the concrete lade, which runs along the west side of the mill. The lade was empty at the time of survey because the chain drive from the water wheel was awaiting repair by a millwright Digital image of D 54514
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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DP 144976
Oblique aerial view of Montgarrie Mills, taken from the WSW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
4/10/2012
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SC 1443652
View from N down road to mill, just visible through trees, with mill lade visible, right.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 1443653
View of E side of mill from SE.
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20/5/1999
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SC 1443656
View from S of S end of mill, much of which comprises lean-to sheds built from corrugated sheet metal.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 1443657
View from NW of S end of W side of mill, the lean-to in the foreground containing the water-wheel.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 1443659
View from W through trees of the W side of the mill.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 507263
Montgarrie Mill; Interior View of millstones
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
20/8/1976
© HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume
SC 507264
Montgarrie Mill; Interior View of millstones
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
20/8/1976
© HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume
SC 743754
Montgarrie Mill Detail of typical chute with counter-weighted door. Once the drying process is complete, dried grain is swept through these openings into hoppers below Digital image of D 54528
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 743774
Montgarrie Mill General view from south east of mill (left) and mill house (right) Digital image of D 54510 CN
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 743779
View from north east of north end of mill, which contains traditional working grain-drying kiln Digital image of D 54503 CN
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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DP 144972
Oblique aerial view of Montgarrie Mills, taken from the NE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
4/10/2012
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DP 144973
Oblique aerial view of Montgarrie Mills, taken from the N.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
4/10/2012
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SC 1443660
Montgarrie Mill View from north west of mill, with lade bypass in the foreground
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 1443662
Interior. Detail at kiln floor level, looking up into the roof space and the inside of revolving kiln ventilator, which is fitted with a windvane.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 1443665
Interior. Detail of brick-built kiln invert, through which heat from the firebox to rear is funnelled up to the perforated-iron kiln floor above.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 1443674
Interior. View on first floor of mill showing sieves and fanner.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 1443676
Interior. Detailed view at attic level in the mill, showing belt-driven pulleys, the summit of bucket elevators, and the central vertical line shaft which runs up inside the mill from the gear cupboard below.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547905
General view from SE of mill, left, and mill house, right.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547922
Interior. Detailed view of base of brick-built kiln invert, which is surrounded by grain storage hoppers.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 743776
Montgarrie Mill Detail of overshot water wheel, built in 1882 by J Abernethy & Co, Engineers, Aberdeen. The wheel has not operated for some time, and is awaiting repair by a millwright of the chain drive connecting it to the mill machinery within. In the meantime, the mill is being driven by an electric motor Digital image of D 54536
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20/5/1999
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SC 1443673
Interior. Detail on ground floor of mill of lever adjusting a sluice in the mill lade, directly outside the window, thereby controlling water reaching the water-wheel, and therefore the pace at which the mill operates.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547899
View from N down road to mill, just visible through trees, with mill lade visible, right.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547903
View from SE of mill house, situated at E side of mill.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547904
View from SE of mill house, situated at E side of mill.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547917
Interior. Detail at kiln floor level, looking up into the roof space and the inside of revolving kiln ventilator, which is fitted with a windvane.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 507258
Montgarrie Mill; Interior View of wheel
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
20/8/1976
© HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume
SC 507259
Montgarrie Mill General View
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
20/8/1976
© HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume
SC 507260
Montgarrie Mill, Lade General View
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
20/8/1976
© HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume
SC 743731
Montgarrie Mill Detailed interior view within the packaging department on the mill's ground floor showing the miller, Donald McDonald and his assistant Ria McDonald, packing "Oatmeal of Alford" produced by the mill for retail. Digital images of D 54551
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 743738
Montgarrie Mill Detailed view at second floor level of the mill including (in the foreground) the dust box with its front open, showing one of the dust reels within, and the aspirator (in the background). Dust extracted during the milling process is an important by-product, providing a rich source of nutrition in animal feed Digital image of D 54548
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20/5/1999
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SC 1443661
Interior. View from NW of kiln firebox, with supply of anthracite on right. On the wall to the right of the firebox is a home-made gauge providing an indication of the temperature of the kiln floor.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 1443666
Interior. Detailed view of brick-built kiln invert, through which heat from the firebox to rear is funnelled up to the perforated-iron kiln floor above.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 1443670
Interior. Detail in gear cupboard in basement of mill showing belt pulley and end of chain drive from water wheel. At the time of survey, chain drive was awaiting repair, and the mill was being driven by an electric motor.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547916
Interior. View from NW of kiln firebox, with supply of anthracite on right. On the wall to the right of the firebox is a home-made gauge providing an indication of the temperature of the kiln floor.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547923
Interior. Detail of kiln temperature gauge to right side of firebox, see picture 25 for counterweight.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547928
Interior. Detail on ground floor of mill of lever adjusting a sluice in the mill lade, directly outside the window, thereby controlling water reaching the water-wheel, and therefore the pace at which the mill operates.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547931
Interior. Detailed view at attic level in the mill, showing belt-driven pulleys, the summit of bucket elevators, and the central vertical line shaft which runs up inside the mill from the gear cupboard below.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 743739
Montgarrie Mill Interior detail within gear cupboard in basement of mill, showing bevel-gear and belt-pulley arrangement through which the five pairs of millstones on the floor above are driven Digital image of D 54542
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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DP 144975
Oblique aerial view of Montgarrie Mills, taken from the W.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
4/10/2012
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SC 1443655
View from SE of mill house, situated at E side of mill.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 1443668
Interior. Detail of kiln temperature gauge to right side of firebox, see picture 25 for counterweight.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 1443669
Interior. Detail of gear ring built into the middle of the inner side of the water wheel through which power is transmitted into the mill. This differs from the usual arrangement for grain mills in which power is transmitted through the axle of the waterwheel. Many threshing mills are, however, driven by rim gears built into the rims of the water wheels.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547901
View of E side of mill from SE.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547902
General view from SE of mill, also showing mill house on right.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547907
View from S of S end of mill, much of which comprises lean-to sheds built from corrugated sheet metal.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547908
View from NW of S end of W side of mill, the lean-to in the foreground containing the water-wheel.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547912
View from W through trees of the W side of the mill.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547918
Interior. Detail within kiln showing the normal depth of grain that would loaded onto the kiln floor.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547929
Interior. View on first floor of mill showing sieves and fanner.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 507255
Montgarrie Mills; Interior Detail of wheel gearing
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
20/8/1976
© HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume
SC 507262
Montgarrie Mill General View
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
20/8/1976
© HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume
SC 565517
Montgarrie Mill, interior view on ground floor of the mill showing three of the five millstones (on the west side of the mill). These are the three units that were in operation at the time of survey, the pair on the far right being grinding stones, the other two being shelling stones
20/5/1999
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SC 743777
Montgarrie Mill Detail of overshot water wheel showing unusual inner gear ring providing drive to the mill. This is unusual for grain mills, most receiving power directly through wheel axles into their gear cupboards. In this case power is transmitted from the gear drive through a chain link, but at the time of survey this was awaiting repair, and the mill was being driven by an electric motor Digital image of D 54537
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 866088
View of SW front from SW. Copy of 35 mm colour transparency.
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
20/8/1976
© HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume
DP 144970
Oblique aerial view of Montgarrie Mills, taken from the E.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
4/10/2012
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SC 1443658
View from W of W side of mill, with the kiln ventilator just visible on left.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 1443671
Interior. Detail in basement of mill showing electric motor and associated sodium switch. This unit drives the mill when the water-wheel is not in operation.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 1443672
Interior. View of basement of mill, showing gear cupboard, mostly obscured behind wooden panelling.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547906
View from S of S end of mill, much of which comprises lean-to sheds built from corrugated sheet metal.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547911
View from W of W side of mill, with the kiln ventilator just visible on left.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547920
Interior. Detail of brick-built kiln invert, through which heat from the firebox to rear is funnelled up to the perforated-iron kiln floor above.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547925
Interior. Detail in gear cupboard in basement of mill showing belt pulley and end of chain drive from water wheel. At the time of survey, chain drive was awaiting repair, and the mill was being driven by an electric motor.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547927
Interior. View of basement of mill, showing gear cupboard, mostly obscured behind wooden panelling.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547930
Interior. Detailed interior view at attic level in the mill, showing a variety of belt-pulley drives.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 743741
Montgarrie Mill Detailed view on first floor of mill showing a variety of sieves for use in the meal sieving machines. Inserting different sieves allows for the separation of different grades of meal. Digital image of D 54547
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 743750
Montgarrie Mill Detail of kiln firebox, also showing temperature gauge (right) Digital image of D 54534
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 743752
Montgarrie Mill Detail of counterweight system for kiln floor temperature gauge. This comprises a length of piano wire (kept in tension by the counterweight) attached to copper wire at kiln floor level. The expansion and contraction of the copper wire operates the gauge (see pictures 26 & 27) on the wall of the kiln to the right side of the fire box, allowing the miller to stoke the fire at the right time and keep a constant temperature for the drying grain Digital image of D 54533
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20/5/1999
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SC 743762
Montgarrie Mill General interior view from north east across the kiln floor, which is made up of perforated square cast-iron tiles. Also visible are floor level chutes down which dried grain can be conveyed, and chutes at the wallhead allowing the drying floor to be loaded from hoppers for undried grain in the roof space Digital image of D 54525
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20/5/1999
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SC 743769
Montgarrie Mill View of lade as it approaches the mill. The lade bypass is in full use, taking water away from the waterwheel. At the time of survey, the water wheel was not in use because the chain drive connecting it with the mill machinery was requiring repair.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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DP 144971
Oblique aerial view of Montgarrie Mills, taken from the ENE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
4/10/2012
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SC 1443654
General view from SE of mill, also showing mill house on right.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 1443663
Interior. Detail within kiln showing the normal depth of grain that would loaded onto the kiln floor.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 1443664
Interior. Detail of several chutes leading from storage hoppers in the kiln roof. Undried grain is fed through these chutes when loading the kiln floor.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 1443675
Interior. Detailed interior view at attic level in the mill, showing a variety of belt-pulley drives.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547913
View from SW of W side of the N end of the mill, which contains the kiln.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547914
View of lade as it approaches the mill. The lade bypass is in full use, taking water away from the water-wheel. At the time of survey, the water wheel was not in use because the chain drive connecting it with the mill machinery was requiring repair.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547915
Montgarrie Mill View from north west of mill, with lade bypass in the foreground
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547921
Interior. Detailed view of brick-built kiln invert, through which heat from the firebox to rear is funnelled up to the perforated-iron kiln floor above.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547926
Interior. Detail in basement of mill showing electric motor and associated sodium switch. This unit drives the mill when the water-wheel is not in operation.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 507257
Montgarrie Mill; Interior Detail of wheel gearing
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
20/8/1976
© HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume
SC 507261
Montgarrie Mill General View
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
20/8/1976
© HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume
DP 144974
Oblique aerial view of Montgarrie Mills, taken from the NW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
4/10/2012
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1443667
Interior. Detailed view of base of brick-built kiln invert, which is surrounded by grain storage hoppers.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547900
View of E side of mill from SE.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547909
View from S along the concrete lade, which runs along the W side of the mill. The lade was empty at the time of survey because the chain drive from the water-wheel was awaiting repair by a millwright.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547910
View from W of W side of mill, with the kiln ventilator just visible on left.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547919
Interior. Detail of several chutes leading from storage hoppers in the kiln roof. Undried grain is fed through these chutes when loading the kiln floor.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547924
Interior. Detail of gear ring built into the middle of the inner side of the water wheel through which power is transmitted into the mill. This differs from the usual arrangement for grain mills in which power is transmitted through the axle of the waterwheel. Many threshing mills are, however, driven by rim gears built into the rims of the water wheels.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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SC 2547932
View from W showing the mill's weighbridge and weighbridge house. In foreground is the miller, Donald McDonald, and his assistant, Ria McDonald, right.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/5/1999
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- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Tullynessle And Forbes
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
Montgarrie Meal Mill, probably 1886. Tree-girt but on an industrial scale, as befits its date, four storeys with colossal wheel, 23ft 6in. in diameter and 4ft 6in. broad, by James Abernethy, 1886, driving five pairs of stones in line. Lade in reinforced concrete, 1947. Aberdeenshire vent to kiln. Still produces excellent oatmeal.
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NJ51NE 58 57471 17722
Montgarrie Mills (Corn) [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1979.
(Name cited as Montgarrie Mill and location as NJ 574 177). Probably 1886. A three-storey and basement, 5-bay rubble building on a rectangular plan, with a kiln at one end, with a fine Aberdeenshire-type vent. There are corrugated-iron extensions. Has a 10-spoke, wood and iron overshot wheel 56ins (1.42m) wide by 23ft 6ins (7.16m) diameter driving five pairs of stones in line. The wheel was made in 1886 by James Abernethy and Co, Aberdeen.
J R Hume 1977.
(Name cited as Montgarrie Mill and location as NJ 5745 1770). SIAS survey: AB14/GR17.
NMRS, MS/712/50.
This RCAHMS photographic survey was undertaken in order to enhance and augment the National Monuments Record Scotland. The business was closed in 1998 when the Clydesdale Bank took possession of the premises from the McDonald family. The business was re-opened in April 1999.
Visited by RCAHMS (MKO), November 1998.
Montgarrie Mills.
NMRS Negatives AB 7169- 7220
Specific negative numbers have no negative but negative envelopes refer to another negative number:
AB 7173 see AB 7171
AB 7175 see AB 7174
AB 7179 see AB 7179
AB 7180 see AB 7193
AB 7182 see AB 7181
AB 7186 see AB 7172
AB 7193 see AB 7192
AB 7196 see AB 7170
Damage
Fire at mill site 1st April 2020. Forty-six firefighters deployed. Three floors ablaze.
See Evening Express website, 1 April 2020 at 7.34pm: [accessed 02 April 2020]; see Aberdeen Press and Journal website, https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeenshire/2118586/fire-service-battling-blaze-at-old-mill/amp/, 1 April 2020 at 7.37pm: [accessed 02 April 2020], and https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/crews-remain-at-scene-of-north-east-mill-fire/; [accessed 02 April 2020].
Information from Architecture and Industry Section (M. McDonald), Survey and Recording, Heritage Directorate, HES, 2 April 2020.
