Building record MHG2335 - Mill of Watten
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 2512 5498 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND25SE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | WATTEN |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
(Location cited as ND 252 549). Mill of Watten, late 18th or early 19th century. A handsome large mill, with a double kiln at one end built of flagstone rubble with flagstone roof. The machinery is now all removed and building used as a cowshed. The wheel appears to have been mid-breast, about 4ft wide by 14ft diameter (1.22 by 4.27m). J R Hume 1977.
Mill of Watten (ND 2518 5497). Roofed mill showing phased construction.
R J Mercer 1995; NMRS MS/828/19.
At least five roofed buildings with associated enclosures are depicted on OS first edition 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xix). Three roofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1994).
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 10 May 1996.
Mill of Watten (corn) large complex of buildings on lade N of stream. Long mill lade to W to loch. 1st ed OS - HAW 10/2002
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2332 Text/Publication/Volume: Hume, J R. 1977. The industrial archaeology of Scotland 2: The Highlands and Islands. Paper (Original). 197.
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Record last edited
Nov 5 2010 3:37PM
