Tankerness Mill

Early 19th century with later alterations. 2-storey, 5-bay T-plan asymmetrical mill with slightly raised kiln at E end and undershot water wheel at W. Harl-pointed rubble. Long and short quoins to kiln.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: deep-set boarded door in bay offset to right of centre; small window flanking to each side. Window at each floor in bay to left of centre. Round-arched, former wheel arch (now blocked) to outer left. Window at each floor in bay to right. Window at 1st floor to kiln bay to outer right.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: single storey, 2-bay projection from bay to centre. Remnant walls of lean-to in front of blank gabled bay with tall gablehead stack above; boarded door with window flanking in left return; small window, offset to left, in right return. Window at 1st floor in bay to right of centre. Round-arched wheel arch (now blocked) in bay to outer right. Boarded door in bay to left. Window at 1st floor of kiln bay to outer left.

W (SIDE) ELEVATION: undershot wheel with rubble retaining wall at base of gabled elevation; small square opening at base of screen wall shielding wheel; window to gablehead above; small ventilation hole to left of gablehead.

E (SIDE) ELEVATION: small opening at 1st floor below block-finialled gablehead.

Fixed, timber-framed windows. Stone slate roof; corrugated-iron roof to N projection; stone ridge; stone skews; tall, corniced stack with hexagonal, corniced extension to N.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1997.

BOUNDARY WALL AND LADE: curved, rubble coped wall from S elevation, bordering bridge to S. Concrete lade directing water to wheel from N.