Mill, Mill Street, Aberfeldy is a Grade A listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Water mill. 2 related planning applications.

Mill, Mill Street, Aberfeldy

WRENN ID
patient-tracery-moss
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Perth and Kinross
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
5 October 1971
Type
Water mill
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Dated 1826, single-storey with attic and part basement, L-plan former water mill in Breadalbane Estate gothic, with cast-iron overshot waterwheel. Chlorite-slate rubble with large quoins and stone cills; timber outshots and kiln housing. Voussoired pointed-arch openings.

Southwest (Entrance) elevation: broad door in bay to right of centre with dormer window above breaking eaves, advanced gable to outer right with door to ground and windows at attic floor, two further windows to each floor on return to left, those to attic breaking eaves as above, small square-headed door under relieving arch in re-entrant angle beyond. Slightly advanced gable to left of centre with timber-blocked opening in gablehead, set-back bay to outer left with square-headed door in re-entrant angle to right and timber-blocked opening above breaking eaves into dormerhead; timber base of kiln housing adjoining eaves on right and giving way to swept pagoda roof with unusual stepped top.

Southeast (Waterwheel) Elevation: ground falling steeply to northeast. Two bays to left with windows to each floor, those to attic breaking eaves as above. Broad gable to right with waterwheel (see below) at basement level, windows to each floor above.

Waterwheel: 15' diameter, 8-spoke cast-iron framed overshot wheel fed by mill lade from Moness Burn.

Northeast Elevation: advanced, gabled, single bay to outer left, later timber clad additions to central bays housing café at basement floor, rubble bay to outer right with broad square-headed door under relieving arch.

Northwest Elevation: blank gabled elevation with 'watermill' sign.

Diamond glazing-pattern over two-leaf timber casement opening. Grey slates. Deeply overhanging eaves with plain bargeboarding

Interior: converted for use as bookshop, gallery and café around 2004. Attic floor with Milson dresser for cleaning raw grain milling floor with two pairs of 1.5 ton French burr stones and basement (with vaulted ceiling) housing great spur wheel of beechwood.

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