Aberdeenshire HER - NO86NW0054 - MILL OF BENHOLM

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO86NW0054
Name	MILL OF BENHOLM
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Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	A 19th century cottage depicted on the 2nd edition OS map which also shows a small outbuilding to the rear. The cottage has since been extended and the outbuilding has been removed. The cottage was built sometime after 1864 for the miller’s family at Mill of Benholm (NO86NW0002). The families had previously resided within the original cottage at the mill complex. It remained the miller’s home until 1982. Now named Keiths.
Last Update	23/09/2024

National Grid Reference: NO 8071 6904

Easting: 0, Northing: 0

Compiler	CS
Date of Compilation	28/08/2024

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

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Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
COTTAGES			A	100
OUTBUILDINGS		SITE OF	B	100

Google Map for NO86NW0054

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Regional Status

Photo Details

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
03833	THE MILL OF BENHOLM CONSERVATION PLAN, VERSION 3	S LINSKAILL	2023						2023

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Benholm
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	1-5m
Buffer Type	Bespoke
Capture Scale	1:501 - 1:1250
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude	33
Geology
Topography	Moderate Slope
Aspect 1	SW
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Residential
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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

Period Notes

Records suggest the cottage was built in 1874-6, although a later date of 1896 has been suggested. The cottage is not listed as being independent from the mill complex in the census until 1901. The cottage remained the miller’s home until 1982.

Architect Details

The cottage was possibly built in 1874-6 by Hercules Scott of Brotherton

Maritime Archaeology

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