Aberdeenshire HER - NO86NW0002 - MILL OF BENHOLM

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Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD) A100    
Modern (1900 - 2050) D100    
18th Century B100    
19th Century C100    
20th Century E100    

Period Notes

Period Notes Built 18th century. The grain store was constructed by 1864. The byres eastern section constructed by 1864. The western section took various temporary forms before the building plan evident today was constructed sometime between 1901 and 1923. Water infrastructure which in its current design dates to sometime between 1864 and 1901 and was restored from 1988-1994. The inscription on the underside of the in-situ grinding bed stone “City Mills Perth 1906”. The mill ceased to operate as a commercial meal mill from 1983. The primary milling machinery was fully restored between 1991 and 1993. Restoration work was done on the secondary milling equipment between 1993 and 1995., including the Shaker and Large Fanner, Meal Sieve and Small Fanner, two bucket elevators, Husk Cupboard, and Kiln Chute. In 1992 the water wheel was replaced. In 1995 it opened as a visitor centre, but this closed in 2014.

Architect Details

Architect Details Whittaker Engineering installed the waterwheel in 1992, using cast iron wheel sections salvaged from Borlick Farm, Aberfeldy, based on designs by millwright John Turner. The primary milling machinery, including pre-existing gearing dating to the closure of the commercial mill in 1982, was restored by millwright John Turner with Whittaker Engineering Ltd.