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Farmstead and mill, now named Mill of Balmaleedie. The mill (category B Listed) dates to the early 18th Century and is rectangular in plan, constructed of rubble with chamfered openings and a slate roof. There was originally fine ashlar masonry around the wheel, but his has been removed and the gable wall is corbelled out above. It is shown on Roy's Military Map (1793), named on the 1st edition OS map as Spear Mill corn mill, and on the 2nd edition map as Spear Saw Mill. On the 1st edition map, a farmhouse and steadings are shown to the east, with two further buildings to the west. The buildings to the east have been expanded by the 2nd edition map, while only one building is shown to the west. The farmhouse (category C Listed) dates to the early 19th Century and is a plain two storey, 3-window house, harled with a slate roof. The long mill lead passes to the south of Mary Mill and enters the North Esk on the east bank opposite the viaduct. The site is now named as Mill of Balmaleedie. A building survey of the steading was carried out in December 2014 prior to proposed conversion. The earliest parts of the building may date to the 18th century: the steading constructed by the 19th century was formed around a central courtyard with an opening on the southeast side. The courtyard walls are partly formed from granite fieldstones and brick. The three other buildings on the site include an 18th century mill. A building survey of the mill was carried out in January 2015. The former mill, built of sandstone blocks and rubble, comprised two rooms, both converted for agricultural use some years previously. The wheel had been situated at the southwest gable: the lade at the southwest remains. At least seven different masons' marks, all based on an X, were recorded on the sandstone ashlar. Part of a gravestone has been built into the inner face of the northwest wall of the larger room. It probably dates from the 17th or early 18th century and may have come from the nearby Marykirk Church. On the outside southeast wall of room 2 is a datestone, 1738.
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