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General information | |
Type | Watermill |
Location | Near Balmaclellan, Dumfries and Galloway |
Country | Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°03′16″N4°05′14″W / 55.05444°N 4.08722°W |
Technical details | |
Material | Whinstone rubble |
Designations | Category A listed building |
Ironmacannie Mill is a historic watermill near Balmaclellan in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Built in the 18th and 19th centuries, on the site of an older mill, it retains a substantial amount of original gearing and machinery, and was designated a Category A listed building in 1971. It was converted for domestic use in the 1990s, and is currently used as holiday accommodation.
The mill stands on a site about 2.4 miles (3.9 km) south of Balmaclellan, on the north bank of the Shirmers Burn. It is a three-story L-plan building, with rubble masonry made of locally mined whinstone. [1] The windows are plain, and mostly in the south-east wall. [1] Two cast iron waterwheels survive, fed via its mill races by water from a dam some 80 metres (260 ft) north of the mill. [1] The larger wheel formerly drove the mill's three grinding stones, while the smaller one operated the bellows for the mill's kiln. [2] There is now a micro hydro generator, providing power for the building. [3]
Most of the surviving structure dates to the nineteenth century, [4] but the oldest parts of the building are late eighteenth-century, [5] and it was built on the site of a much older mill. [2] It was designated a Category A listed building in 1971; its designation describes it as being "remarkable for the survival of most of the internal gearing and machinery". [5] In 1990, consent was granted to convert the building for use as domestic accommodation, while preserving the historic gear and machinery in-situ; [1] work began shortly afterwards, [1] and the building is currently used as holiday accommodation, marketed as The Hidden Mill. [6]
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