Ironmacannie Mill is a Grade A listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 4 November 1971. Mill. 1 related planning application.
Ironmacannie Mill
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-nave-amber
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 4 November 1971
- Type
- Mill
- OS grid reference
- NX 667 753
- Coordinates
- 55.05453, -4.08796
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Ironmacannie Mill is a grain mill that originated in the later 18th century, with most of the existing buildings dating from the 19th century. The mill has an L-shaped layout and features a kiln at the eastern end, constructed from whinstone rubble. The windows are primarily located on the southern elevation, which overlooks Shirmers Burn, and consist of single-light sharp arrised openings, some fitted with fixed-frame 6-pane glazed windows. The roofs are made of corrugated iron.
At the eastern gable, there is an iron overshot waterwheel situated in a rubble wheel pit. The timber sluice mechanism is decaying, and the lade has been diverted away from the wheel. Additionally, there is a smaller cast-iron wheel on the southern side of the kiln, which used to power the kiln bellows.
Inside the mill, much of the machinery remains intact, including the gearing for three sets of stones housed in their original wooden casing and sack hoists. The kiln is also nearly complete, retaining its iron fire-proof door and some perforated tiles from the drying floor.
Local climate
Ironmacannie Mill sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,430 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 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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- No EPC on record for this property
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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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