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Arrat Mill, Old Cornmill
Grain Mill (Period Unassigned), Watermill (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Arrat Mill, Old Cornmill
Classification Grain Mill (Period Unassigned), Watermill (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Arrat's Mill
Canmore ID 35760
Site Number NO65NW 45.01
NGR NO 64246 58475
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/35760
- Council Angus
- Parish Brechin
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
NO65NW 45.01 64246 58475
(Location cited as NO 643 385). Arrat Mill. A rubble-built range consisting of a three-storey, three-bay block (1786) and a two-storey, 6-bay building (c. 1830). Now gutted and wheel removed.
J R Hume 1977.
The Object Name Book of the Ordnance Survey describes the mill as 'A large flour and corn mill, threshing mill, a handsome farm house and steadings, Millers House and cottages. All comprised under this name and all in the occupation of Mr John Stevenson, and the property of the Right Honorable the Earl of Southesk.
This place was formerly a spinning and bleach mill but has been long ago converted into its present purpose' (Name Book 1861-63).
The mill is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Fofarhire, 1865, sheet xxxiv) and annotated as a 'flour mill'. However, by the date of the 2nd edition (1903), the mill is annotated as a 'Sawdust Mill'. The same mill lade which served this mill was also used by Balbirnie Mill (NO65NW 67).
Information from RCAHMS (DE), January 2008
NO65NW 45.01 64246 58475
Publication Account (2013)
a) On the same lade taken from the South Esk: Balbirnie Mill spun flax in 1825 and 1837, then became a flour mill and recently was a restaurant (not open at present). Some internal machinery (large revolving drums did the job of a kiln) was removed in 2003. A 4.57m (15 feet) diameter low breast-shot water wheel with cast-iron hub and rim has 8 wooden arms and 32 buckets. Double kiln with twin witches hats cowls. Immediately to the east is Arrat’s Mill, a two-storey flax spinning mill that switched to flour milling in 1849.
b) Farnell Mill South of these on the Pow Burn was rebuilt in 1850, (dated) and has a later threshing mill extension to N. The kiln has a circular cowl
vane in the shape of a pig. The internal braced wood and iron overshot wheel, 4ft (1.22m) wide by 15ft (4.57m) diameter is disused (electric power was used when mill was operational in the 1970s).
M Watson, 2013
