Mount Mills Former Corn Mill Glen Road Drummiller Newry Co.Down BT34 1QS is a Grade Record Only listed building in the Newry, Mourne and Down local planning authority area, Northern Ireland.

Mount Mills Former Corn Mill Glen Road Drummiller Newry Co.Down BT34 1QS

WRENN ID
low-iron-laurel
Grade
Record Only
Local Planning Authority
Newry, Mourne and Down
Country
Northern Ireland
Source
NI Environment Agency listing

Description

Mount Mills is a former corn mill complex located on the west side of Glen Road, approximately 3.5 miles north-west of Newry, immediately north of the Newry Bypass at the Sheepbridge exit. The site comprises three surviving buildings: Building A (former corn kiln), Building B (former corn mill), and Building C (former grain store). A former Drover's Cottage also stands on the north side of the site. The complex is accessed via a laneway running from the Glen Road entrance on the north-east towards the south-west. Mount Mill Bridge lies immediately east of the mill complex on Glen Road, and a motte (scheduled monument) is located to the south-west.

The Former Corn Kiln (Building A) is a two-storey rectangular-plan structure of random-coursed rock-faced granite walling with a pitched artificial tiled roof running north-east to south-west. The north-west elevation displays tall rock-faced granite walling with a door opening at the extreme right, and two steel pattress plates are visible on the façade, though vegetation obscured parts of the elevation at survey. The south-west elevation is a gable end with a door opening at ground floor level featuring redbrick jambs and a window opening at attic level with remnants of a metal window frame; large quoin stones reinforce each corner. The south-east elevation, visible from the south side of the river, shows openings but is heavily obscured by vegetation and inaccessible at ground level. The gable wall leans towards the south-east towards the river.

The Former Corn Mill (Building B) is a large stone building running north-east to south-west, with the southern section re-roofed with corrugated metal sheeting and the northern section now derelict and roofless. Twentieth-century cement-rendered and concrete block farm structures are attached to the north-west side. The building drops down the hillside towards the river on the south-east side. The mill was aligned with a former mill race (now filled in) diverted from the Newry River. The south-west elevation is a gable heavily obscured by vegetation, with stonework visible at ground floor level and a door opening with brick voussoirs at the right side. The south-east elevation shows rubblestone walling brought to courses on the left section, much obscured by vegetation; the right section is largely derelict with large trees and vegetation growing through a large opening, with remnants of stonework remaining. The former water wheel is not extant.

The Former Grain Store (Building C) is a three-storey building facing south-east towards the river, built into the bank at the rear. It is constructed of random-coursed rock-faced granite walling with red brick dressings and a pitched natural slate roof. The south-east elevation presents an asymmetrical façade with a door opening at ground floor level, located off-centre towards the left side. Single window openings appear on each floor with red brick surrounds, aligned vertically, though no windows survive; some granite cills remain. The south-west elevation is built into the bank towards the rear and appears to be a blind façade largely obscured by vegetation. The north-east elevation is a three-storey blind façade built into the bank to the rear with a raised redbrick verge.

The complex is surrounded by open countryside on all sides and is situated in proximity to historic structures including Mount Mill Bridge and a motte.

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