Montgarrie Mills is a Grade A listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 April 1971. Mill. 1 related planning application.

Montgarrie Mills

WRENN ID
gilded-footing-azure
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
Gordon and Buchan MP: Harriet Cross (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
16 April 1971
Type
Mill
Address
Montgarrie Mills, AB33 8AP
OS grid reference
NJ 574 177
Coordinates
57.24819, -2.70642
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Montgarrie Mills is a large four-storey building constructed around 1870 to 1880. It is made of rubble and features a kiln. The mill is equipped with a 25-foot by 4-foot 6-inch iron overshot wheel, which has a 15-foot sprocket wheel and operates at 6 revolutions per minute. The drive system includes a chain drive and a large cast iron gearbox. Additionally, a lade was reinforced with concrete in 1947.

Local climate

Montgarrie Mills receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 66 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 45 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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