Building record MHG17066 - Former Corn Mill, Balnakeil
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 3911 6848 (89m by 213m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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See also:
NH36NE0004 Balnakeil House
JHooper, 20/09/2001
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Details from NC36NE0072 transferred by John Wood 11.6.99
NMRS description is as follows:
NC36NE 51 3913 6856.
(Location cited AS NC 392 686). Corn mill, Balnakeil, early 19th century. A 2-storey rectangular rubble building, now gutted, with the site of a high-breast wheel about 3ft (0.9m) wide by 10ft (3.1m) diameter. By Balnakeil House (NC36NE 4) is a detached wheel-pit for a wheel about 54ins (1.37M) wide by 10ft (3.1m) diameter, which powered a rope drive to the steading on the hillside above.
J R Hume 1977.
NC36NE 51 3913 6856.
(Location cited AS NC 392 686). Corn mill, Balnakeil, early 19th century. A 2-storey rectangular rubble building, now gutted, with the site of a high-breast wheel about 3ft (0.9m) wide by 10ft (3.1m) diameter. By Balnakeil House (NC36NE 4) is a detached wheel-pit for a wheel about 54ins (1.37M) wide by 10ft (3.1m) diameter, which powered a rope drive to the steading on the hillside above.
J R Hume 1977.
NW SUT Local Plan, May 1987: P23/2.36.
J Aitken : 11/06/01.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2332 Text/Publication/Volume: Hume, J R. 1977. The industrial archaeology of Scotland 2: The Highlands and Islands. Paper (Original). 313.
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Record last edited
Aug 31 2009 4:07PM
