The Old Mill, Millnain is a Grade C listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 25 March 1971.

The Old Mill, Millnain

WRENN ID
spare-brass-fern
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Highland
Constituency
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP: Jamie Stone (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
25 March 1971
OS grid reference
NH 504 592
Coordinates
57.59851, -4.50463
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Old Mill, dating to circa 1830, is a former mill that has been converted into a dwelling house. It is a two-storey, L-shaped building with a rear wing. The exterior is constructed of rubble with ashlar dressings. The east-facing approach elevation features two bays and a wheel gable, with a large, eight-spoke overshot water wheel to the right (north) of the entrance. Two forestairs lead to the rear of the building. The windows have multi-pane glazing, and the roof is slate. A raised lade, which previously supplied the mill, has now been removed. The building is referenced in John Hume’s The Industrial Archaeology of Scotland (1977), page 287.

Local climate

The Old Mill, Millnain sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,140 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 64 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 46 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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