High Tweed Mill, Former High Tweed Mill, King Street is a Grade C listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 November 2006. Mill. 1 related planning application.

High Tweed Mill, Former High Tweed Mill, King Street

WRENN ID
third-copper-rook
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Scottish Borders
Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk MP: John Lamont (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 November 2006
Type
Mill
Address
High Tweed Mill, Former High Tweed Mill, King Street, TD1 1PX
OS grid reference
NT 482 369
Coordinates
55.62315, -2.82334
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

High Tweed Mill, also known as the Former High Tweed Mill, is a pair of rectangular-plan former mill buildings from the later 19th century, now converted into housing. The buildings are positioned at an angle to each other, aligning with King Street. The front elevations feature squared whin rubble, while the rear and sides are made of roughly-coursed rubble. Droved sandstone dressings add detail to the structure.

The former spinning mill, built around 1860, is three stories tall with an attic and has nine bays. It features projecting piend-roofed stair towers on both the front and rear elevations. The building has a single slate roof with modern rooflights and a gable-stack located on the northwest side.

The Pirns, the former weaving mill constructed around 1875, is also three stories high and has ten bays, with a gabled stair tower at the rear. It has a slate M-roof and cast iron tie plates at the floor levels.

The top-hung timber windows enhance the character of the buildings. Access to the interiors was not possible during the resurvey in 2005, but prior to conversion, the interiors included timber cross beams supported by cast iron columns.

Local climate

High Tweed Mill, Former High Tweed Mill, King Street receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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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