Monument record MHG49777 - Loch A Mhuilinn

NMRS Report: (19/09/2006 13:16:06)
NC56SE 42 NC 57248 61203

Evaluation NC 570 620 (centre). Pre-development walkover surveys for a 3-turbine windfarm and ancillary features have identified a number of previously unrecorded archaeological sites. These will be avoided by the windfarm construction work, so have not been intrusively investigated.

NC 57248 61203 Mill 2. A roughly 6 x 8m sub-rectangular area of large stony rubble sits 20m downstream on the S bank, with a slight continuation on the N bank, and a few stepping stones placed roughly in the stream. This drystone structure has been demolished to ground level, leaving no distinct wall or feature outlines, but looks like the basal remains of a building - a mill being appropriate for the location, rather than a demolished bridge taking an older track across the burn.
The comparative state of the disused access tracks suggests Mill 2 is earlier than Mill 1, for which the track is clearly apparent. The sluice barrier cannot be definitely assigned between Mills 1 or 2; it would have been a suitable flow regulatory device for either or both.
Report to be lodged with Highland SMR and NMRS.
Sponsor: Orkney Sustainable Energy Ltd.
D Lynn 2005