Canonsleigh Priory Mill

Canonsleigh Priory Mill is a Grade II listed structure, consisting of the ruined remains of the east end, possibly part of the reredorter, of Canonsleigh Abbey, dating from the 14th or 15th century. The building is constructed from coursed blocks of local chert, featuring ashlar quoins and voussoirs. Although it is roofless, the walls stand intact to approximately 6 meters, nearly their full height. A short stream runs through the southeast side of the structure on a northeast-southwest alignment. Adjacent to the stream, there is a corridor that turns at right angles to the northwest at the southwest end. From this corridor, short lengths of wall extend at a 45-degree angle, including the reveals of a tall window with a pointed arch. The structure is strongly buttressed at the outside angles, and the interior walls are plastered. This is likely the latrine block connected to the reredorter of the abbey, with the latrines being washed by the stream, which has led to speculation that it may have functioned as a mill, though there is no evidence of a wheel. The entrance corridor features an inserted fireplace at first floor level.