Balwearie Flint Mill is a Grade B listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 March 1998. Mill.

Balwearie Flint Mill

WRENN ID: south-hammer-wren
Grade: B
Local Planning Authority: Fife
Country: Scotland
Date first listed: 26 March 1998
Type: Mill
Source: Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

FLINT MILL: dated 175(6?)8; converted to flint mill circa 1840 (see Notes). Pantiled, rectangular-plan, rubble flint mill on ground falling sharply to E.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: low wall with boarded timber door to centre in catslide roof.

S ELEVATION: remains of high-breast wheel with wood spokes and iron rings, axle and buckets, 24ft diameter.

N ELEVATION: round-headed blocked door to centre at ground, datestone ?175(6?)8?, and blocked window in gablehead.

E (TIEL BURN) ELEVATION: window opening to left, remains of iron structure lower down to right.

KILN: vertical tapering circular harled flint-calcining kiln above high rubble wall with round-arched, keystoned opening (firing floor) at ground level. Access to kiln from inside cottage.

MILL LADE AND BRIDGE: mill lade and round-arched, voussoired bridge to S of mill.

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