Old Watermill, Port An Duin', Gigha is a Grade C listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 28 August 1980. Mill. 1 related planning application.
Old Watermill, Port An Duin', Gigha
- WRENN ID
- far-cornice-swift
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber MP: Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 28 August 1980
- Type
- Mill
- Address
- Old Watermill, Port An Duin', Gigha, PA41 7AA
- OS grid reference
- NR 641 506
- Coordinates
- 55.69186, -5.7542
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Old Watermill at Port An Duin on Gigha dates back to the 18th century. It is a traditional one-plan building situated on a slope, featuring one storey and a loft. The structure is made of rubble and currently has no roof. It includes a segmental arch and a one-storey gabled addition. Notable features include a cast-iron mill-lade and an over-shot wheel. The interior has been gutted, but mill-stones and machinery remain on a grass-grown floor.
Local climate
Old Watermill, Port An Duin', Gigha sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,500 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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