Disused flax mill off Kilkeel Rd, Hilltown, Newry, Co Down, BT34 2JU

A two-storey flax scutching mill located on the right bank of the River Bann east of Hilltown. Associated with cornmill immediately to east (HB16/07/046A). Aligned parallel with the slope such that the first floor can be entered from ground level on the north side. Pitched corrugated asbestos roof. Walls of random rubble granite but extensively rebuilt in concrete blockwork, especially at wallhead level. South facade abutted to middle by a later lean-to. Various windows and doors to ground floor. Both gables blank. North wall has various infilled openings. No trace of dam in yard immediately north of mill.