Woollen Mill, Redhouses, Islay is a Grade A listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 June 1987. Woollen mill.

Woollen Mill, Redhouses, Islay

WRENN ID
errant-cellar-brook
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Argyll and Bute
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
3 June 1987
Type
Woollen mill
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Built 1883. Woollen mill with unusually complete interior, containing much early machinery and waterwheel. L-plan; 2-storey and attic tall range, deep on plan, with 5-bay north long elevation, central door

on east gable; low single storey range extends 4 bays from west end of south wall - piended south most bay (press room) not original. Rubble-built with squared dressings; low range slated, tall range with modern corrugated asbestos roof and end stacks.

Interior: Low range contains dye house, low breast-shot iron water-wheel (roughly 15/16' diameter) beside south wall of tall range; boiler at south (roof ventilator and axial stack over), overhead power shafts; tall range contains numerous machines, some brought from previous mill building.

Rubble-built single segmental-arched access bridge to south east of mill.

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