Former flax mill opp. 20 Mill Road, Hilltown, Newry, Co Down, BT34 5UZ

Ruinous two-storey/ two-bay waterpowered flax scutching mill aligned NE-SW on SE side of Mill Road, on left bank of River Bann. Formerly known as Campbell’s Mill. Pitched natural slate roof. No rainwater goods. Random rubble walls with advanced brick eaves. SE elevation has a segmental brick-headed opening at centre where internal waterwheel formerly located. The wheel pit is 1.3m wide and has a curved dressed masonry apron to back. Behind are the remains of a vertical timber sluice gate, the exit from which indicates a breast-shot waterwheel. Tailrace culverted to river. The elevation to left of the wheelpit has a door to G/F and window to F/F. All windows incorporate brick in their surrounds. Section to right has a door at G/F and a loading door and shuttered opening to F/F. Left gable has door (now infilled) to G/F. Rear elevation (NW to road) is partly abutted at left by one-and-a-half storey return which has a loading door in gable and window in left cheek, both at F/F. Main block to left of return has F/F window. To right of headrace intake is (from left to right) a window, door and window to G/F and loading door to F/F. Much of this elevation obscured by recent dumping to front and heavily vegetation overgrowth. Right gable has door to G/F (stone relieving arch over).