Aberdeenshire HER - NJ72SE0102 - LETHENTY MILL

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ72SE0102
Name	LETHENTY MILL
NMRS Card No.	NJ72SE147
NMRS Numlink	119230
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Former corn mill, dating to the mid 19th Century. The mill comprises a complex of 1, 2 and 3-storey buildings, the largest of which is a 3-storey and attic, 3- by 5-bay building. Originally, there was a towering circular section brick chimney. Now in commercial use, the mill was badly damaged by fire in April 2016. A photographic survey was carried out in 2022 prior to proposed redevelopment to residential use.
Last Update	19/02/2024

National Grid Reference: NJ 7696 2476

Easting: 373600, Northing: 765700

Compiler
Date of Compilation

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type
1905	Building Recording

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
CHIMNEYS	CIRCULAR	SITE OF	C	100
SLUICES		SITE OF	D	100
MILLS	CORN		A	100
CHIMNEYS	CIRCULAR	BRICK	B	100

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National Status

Regional Status

Photo Details

Source	Reference	Photo Type	Film Type	Date
DEV	APP/2021/2247	Ground	Digital	22/11/2022

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
04857	DONSIDE & STRATHBOGIE: ILLUSTRATED ARCHITECTUREAL GUIDE	I.A.G. SHEPHERD	2006			RUTLAND PRESS: EDINBURGH	P.109		2006
00870	Industrial Archaeology of Scotland	JR Hume	1977			London	92		1977
01039	INVERURIE HERALD						29/04/16	4	2016
01768	PRESS & JOURNAL		1			ABERDEEN	28/04/16	4	2016

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Chapel of Garioch
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	1-5m
Buffer Type	Bespoke
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - difficult access.
Altitude	65
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1	NW
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Derelict Building
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology	Y

Measurements

Plan
Shape 1
Shape 2
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
19th Century	B	100
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	A	100

Period Notes

Period Notes

Built mid-19thC.

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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