Higher Mill

The Higher Mill is an 18th-century mill and mill-house, likely with a 19th-century addition. It is constructed of stone rubble with a slate roof, gabled at the front of the right-hand wing and hipped over the left-hand wing. The building has two stone stacks: one lateral at the front and one projecting from the right-hand end of the wing.

The plan comprises wings projecting to the front on either side, with a central recessed section. The left-hand wing contains the mill, which is self-contained with external access only. Behind the mill is a room that forms part of the house. The central section features a principal heated room with a corner fireplace, and a cross passage. The right-hand wing may be a 19th-century addition and contains the staircase, with a small dairy beyond. A small parlour is located at the front of the wing. The plan remains completely unaltered.

The exterior presents an asymmetrical four-window front. The hipped wing containing the mill has two 19th-century small-paned casements on its front wall, and a doorway with a slate canopy. Pigeon holes are visible on the first floor. The central section features a stack projecting into the angle with the mill wing, and a 3-light 20th-century small-paned casement with a dripmould on the ground floor, with matching single-light casements above, set under small gables. A 19th-century lean-to porch adjoins a 20th-century plank door at the right end of the central section. The wing to the right includes a 2-light early 20th-century small-paned casement on the first floor, and a 3-light 19th-century casement in a recessed surround below. A late 19th-century lean-to extends against the right-hand end wall. The original mill wheel was positioned against the left wall of the mill wing but has since been removed, its location still visible.

Inside, the mill retains its machinery, enclosed on the ground floor, with the millstones on the floor above. The principal room of the mill-house has a granite-framed fireplace with a rough lintel and traces of an oven in the side. The dairy contains slate shelves, and a simple framed dog-leg staircase is present. The building remains largely unaltered since the 19th century and is prominently situated on the roadside.