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Chimney Stack, Waulk Mill, Tarff

A Category B Listed Building in Kirkcowan, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9089 / 54°54'32"N

Longitude: -4.6028 / 4°36'10"W

OS Eastings: 233237

OS Northings: 560233

OS Grid: NX332602

Mapcode National: GBR HH0Q.VT0

Mapcode Global: WH3TK.8WF4

Plus Code: 9C6QW95W+HV

Entry Name: Chimney Stack, Waulk Mill, Tarff

Listing Name: Kirkcowan Waulk Mill Mill Building and Weaving Sheds and Stack

Listing Date: 20 July 1972

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 346098

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB13102

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Tarff, Waulk Mill, Chimney Stack

ID on this website: 200346098

Location: Kirkcowan

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West

Parish: Kirkcowan

Traditional County: Wigtownshire

Tagged with: Chimney Architectural structure

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Description

1821 built by R W T Milroy, enlarged by W T, 1835. Brick weaving sheds 1910. enlarged 1917. In poor condition (1990).

MILL BUILDING: 8-bay frontage, 2-storeys and attic. Packed rubble with squared granite quoins and margins. Off-centre to left, large granite margined slate hung dormer, formerly attic loading door, now glazed as window. All single light windows, 12-pane glazing pattern, sash and case to ground, fixed above. Corrugated-asbestos roof with skylights. INTERIOR: off-centre internal underfloor wheelpit but from natural rock with rubble upper parts. Massive roughly cut hexagonal timber axel on site but not in situ; water wheel. originally large overshot wheel removed. Timber uprights support floor joists, some pulleys and drive shafts survive.

WEAVING SHEDS AND CHIMNEY: 5 brick built asymmetric-gabled lit weaving sheds; that to N is later addition of 1917, rest dated 1910. S facing pitches slated in N facing glazed. Tall, corniced brick chimney with decorative band.

INTERIOR: 4, 7-bay aisles with timber uprights supporting metal and timber beams, most line-shafting still in place. Office to NW angle. Detached boiler house and tall octagonal brick stack to S. Polychrome br icks to chimney, tapered and banded at top.

Statement of Interest

B group with Kirkcowan Waulk Mill House.

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