Mertoun Mill is a Grade C listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 7 November 2007. Mill.

Mertoun Mill

WRENN ID
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Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Scottish Borders
Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk MP: John Lamont (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
7 November 2007
Type
Mill
OS grid reference
NT 608 322
Coordinates
55.58222, -2.62185
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Mertoun Mill is a former corn and flour mill, likely built in the early 19th century and possibly incorporating earlier materials. It is a 2-and 3-storey, 7-bay building with a T-plan, situated against steeply rising ground. The main elevation faces the river and features a steeply-pitched piend-roofed wing that is advanced to the right, with two adjoining gabled blocks that step down in height to the left. The structure is constructed from a mix of grey and pink sandstone rubble, with squared red sandstone margins.

The fenestration is irregular, with small window openings on the south and east elevations, most of which are now blocked on the east side. There are loading doors on the first floor of both the south and east elevations, along with timber-boarded doors on these sides. The south elevation also has enlarged vehicle entrances. At the southeast corner, there is a wheel pit that currently lacks machinery.

Some windows retain remnants of timber glazing bars. The roof is covered with Welsh slate and features zinc ridges, while cast-iron rainwater goods are also present.

Local climate

Mertoun Mill receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°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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