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Latitude: 57.3399 / 57°20'23"N
Longitude: -2.6172 / 2°37'1"W
OS Eastings: 362945
OS Northings: 827879
OS Grid: NJ629278
Mapcode National: GBR M9WB.5RK
Mapcode Global: WH8NC.RSW0
Plus Code: 9C9V89QM+X4
Entry Name: Mill, Commercial Road, Insch
Listing Name: Commerce Street, Husk Mill
Listing Date: 20 May 1992
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 345963
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB12992
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Insch, Commercial Road, Mill
ID on this website: 200345963
Location: Insch
County: Aberdeenshire
Electoral Ward: West Garioch
Parish: Insch
Traditional County: Aberdeenshire
Tagged with: Grain mill
Mid 19th century L-plan 2-storey and attic mill. Coursed pink grey rubble granite with pinnings. Lying-pane glazing to windows, some of the casement type with timber mullions.
E ELEVATION: 4-bay with sunk ground floor, ground banked to steps and loading platform from 1st flor door (for the despatch of husked grain to the main mill across the road).
W ELEVATION: projecting 2-by 2-bay ganle and lean-to to N.
S GABLE: octagonal cast-iron axle only of overshot wheel in ashlar wheelpit.
Slate roof, gabled and piended.
Interior not seen.
Rubble-built boundary wall to rear.
Lade approaches from other side of burn on a series of mass conrete supports (wooden launder now missing).
Served to remove husks from grain which was then carted to larger mill across the road, the latter demolished in 1977, execept for the wheel pit and hub of a mid breast cast-iron wheel (not listed).
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