Dochart Mill, Killin is a Grade B listed building in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. 2 related planning applications.

Dochart Mill, Killin

WRENN ID
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Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
5 October 1971
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Built around 1840, Dochart Mill initially functioned as a corn mill, later adapted for tweed weaving, and subsequently converted into a visitor centre in 1994. It likely replaced an earlier mill on the same site. The building, prominently situated in Killin and overlooking the Falls of Dochart, is constructed of rubble stone with a creamy lime wash and features pointed-arch openings in a Breadalbane Gothick Estate style. It is arranged as an L-plan, three-storey structure, serving as a notable landmark and a reminder of Killin's industrial heritage alongside its significant picturesque setting.

The main entrance is on the west elevation, which features a broad gabled section with a small, pitched-roof porch projecting from the re-entrant angle. Above are two floors with single-light, pointed-arch windows. Recessed to the left is a single bay with a pointed-arch door at ground floor level, and a small window with a pitched gable breaking the eaves on the top floor. The east elevation, which faces the Falls, is largely a mirror image, featuring a replacement waterwheel where the porch is located on the west side. Works in 1994 included the addition of a parapet with timber decking to this section of the building.

The interior has been comprehensively modernised to create the visitor centre, with mostly bare or whitewashed stone walls. The original mill mechanism remains visible on the ground floor.

The building is constructed primarily from rubble stone, with some areas lime-washed. Most windows are modern replacements featuring both small and large panes set in timber frames. The doors are predominantly replacement timber boarded. The roof is slate, with a flat-topped ridge ventilator.

It is believed that weaving operations ceased in the 1950s. The mill was marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (1859-64) as 'Millinore (Corn)', and an adjoining, now non-existent building to the southwest, described on the second edition map (1898-1900) as a 'Saw Mill', was also present. The mill itself was then referred to as 'Corn Mill'.

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