Barn, Mill Farm, Loch Creran is a Grade B listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 November 1989.

Barn, Mill Farm, Loch Creran

WRENN ID
scattered-iron-tallow
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Argyll and Bute
Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber MP: Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
15 November 1989
OS grid reference
NM 935 407
Coordinates
56.51296, -5.35717
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The farm complex, located at Mill Farm, Loch Creran, probably dates to the late 18th or early 19th century and sits on a hillside overlooking the Allt Garraich burn. It includes a corn mill, threshing barn, and cottage, all relatively well-preserved. The buildings are constructed of rubble, with some areas whitewashed, and incorporate corrugated iron additions.

The corn mill is a single-story, rectangular building, reflecting its former use with a water wheel. It is situated against the hillside with a crow-stepped gable. The west front features a central doorway and three bays, covered by a corrugated iron roof.

The threshing barn is a two-level structure, also built into the hillside, facing the mill across the burn. Its western elevation is single-story, with two low-level doors. The upper level replicates the lower, featuring a loft door centrally and a pair of slit ventilators on either side. Low ranges, one slated and one with corrugated iron, adjoin each gable.

The cottage is L-shaped and has a piended and gabled slate roof. The east front, facing the yard, has a central doorway and three bays, with sash windows. The roof is slate, distinguished by its circular stacks.

Local climate

Barn, Mill Farm, Loch Creran sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 2,100 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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