Aberdeenshire HER - NJ51NE0030 - MONTGARRIE MILL

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ51NE0030
Name	MONTGARRIE MILL
NMRS Card No.	NJ51NE58
NMRS Numlink	94482
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Former mill dating from circa 1870-80. The mill is a 3-storey and basement, 5-bay rubble-built building on a rectangular plan with a kiln at one end with a fine Aberdeenshire type vent. It has a 10 spoke wood and iron overshot wheel, 1.42 m by 7.16 m, driving five pairs of stones in a line. There are corrugated iron extensions. Fire damage reported 01/04/2020.
Last Update	20/03/2024

National Grid Reference: NJ 5748 1772

Easting: 354800, Northing: 816600

Compiler
Date of Compilation

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
MILLS			A	100
KILNS			B	100
VENTS		ABERDEENSHIRE	C	100
EXTENSIONS	IRON	CORRUGATED	D	100
WHEELS	WOOD & IRON	OVERSHOT	E	100
STONES	MILL		F	100

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National Status

National Status
Listed Building, Category A

Regional Status

Regional Status
Site of Regional Significance

Photo Details

Source	Reference	Photo Type	Film Type	Date
AAS	AAS/02/4/G10/13-4	Air-oblique	Black & White	08/05/2002
AAS	AAS/02/4/CT37-40	Air-oblique	Colour Transparency	08/05/2002

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
00870	Industrial Archaeology of Scotland	JR Hume	1977			London	118
05919	BBC NEWS WEBSITE		0				01/04/20	4	2020

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Tullynessle and Forbes
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Bespoke
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude	140
Geology
Topography	Terrace
Aspect 1	S
Aspect 2
Current Land Use	Derelict Building
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology	Y

Measurements

Plan
Shape 1	Rectangular
Shape 2	Solid
Diameter
Length
Width
Thickness
Depth
Area
Height

Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	A	100
19th Century	B	100		1905

Period Notes

Period Notes

Built circa 1886. Lade in reinforced concrete 1947. Listed 16/04/1971. Supplementary Information Updated 26/02/1996.

Architect Details

Architect Details

Wheel by James Abernethy & Co, Aberdeen,

Maritime Archaeology

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