Building record MHG9650 - Smigel Mill
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8953 5768 (11m by 17m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC85NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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NC85NE 13 8953 5769.
(Location cited NC 896 577). Smigel Mill, built c1850. An attractive rectangular rubble 2-storey building with small pyramidal-roofed kiln vent.There is a 3-ring, 8-spoke overshot wood and iron wheel, 4ft wide x 12ft 2ins diam (1.22 by 3.71m) with external gear ring on inner face, driving 6-spoke pinion. Built as co-operative venture.
J R Hume 1977. <1>
Tongue/Farr Local Plan, Oct 1995: P6/1.24.
J Aitken : 11/06/01.
De-scheduled 5/11/2003 - HAW
The Industrial Archaeology of Sutherland (A Scottish Highland Economy 1700-1900, pp. 209, 219-220) - Sinclair B Calder, 1974 <2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG9339 Image/Photograph(s): Achiemore, Undershot Mill. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- <1> SHG2332 Text/Publication/Volume: Hume, J R. 1977. The industrial archaeology of Scotland 2: The Highlands and Islands. Paper (Original). 316.
- <2> SHG364 Text/Publication/Volume: Sinclair B Calder. 1974. The Industrial Archaeology of Sutherland (A Scottish Highland Economy 1700-1900).
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Record last edited
Jun 14 2013 2:26PM
