Drumlough Corn Mill, opp. 9 Longstone Hill, Rathfriland, Newry, Co Down, BT34 5BT

A derelict 19th century water-powered corn mill and detached drying kiln aligned east-west on south side of Longstone Hill road. 1. Corn mill The main section is three-storeys high and a single bay internally. Natural slate roof, hipped to E and half-hipped to W. Coursed and roughly squared rubble granite walls with projecting brick eaves and brick dressings to openings. Heavy overgrowth precluded detailed description. Main entrance at G/F towards W end of N (road) elevation. Loading door directly above. The left half of this elevation is abutted to G/F and F/F by a one-storey shed formerly containing a diesel engine. Monopitched corrugated asbestos roof and rendered concrete block walls. Slit opening in left cheek for belt drive to hammer mill (see below). The mill is cut into the slope such that the first floor is accessible from ground level at east. The east gable is abutted at first floor level by a one-storey building formerly containing a hammer mill. Pitched corrugated metal roof and rendered concrete block walls. Large entrance door in E gable. External waterwheel pit at W end of S elevation, in which a turbine was subsequently installed. Heavy overgrowth precluded inspection. The west gable is abutted to G/F by a one-storey lean-to seed house (roofless; random rubble walls). 2. Kiln Immediately E of mill is a block containing kiln at W and two one-storey dwellings at E. Kiln block is two-storeys/ two-bay. Pitched natural slate roof and random rubble walls brought to courses, with advanced brick eaves. Brick chimneys at both ends. North (road) elevation accessed at F/F left by earthen ramp. Two small windows at F/F right (to drying floor). East gable of kiln is abutted at F/F by a range containing two very ruinous workers' houses, both single-storey/ two-bay and now roofless. Rear (S) elevation has large entrance door at G/F right and two small windows at F/F left (into drying floor). West gable is abutted by a single-storey lean-to with ruinous monopitch natural slate roof and walls as rest of building. Entrance on W face and small window in each cheek. Leads through to segmental brick headed opening in kiln gable proper into firehole. There is a small single-storey/ two-bay worker's dwelling on the river bank to S of mill and a pair of semi-detached dwellings to N (on N side of road). Both now derelict.