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Sandhaven Corn Mill, Main Street, Sandhaven

A Category B Listed Building in Troup, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.695 / 57°41'42"N

Longitude: -2.0578 / 2°3'28"W

OS Eastings: 396651

OS Northings: 867246

OS Grid: NJ966672

Mapcode National: GBR P88D.3XV

Mapcode Global: WH9N1.CVB9

Plus Code: 9C9VMWWR+2V

Entry Name: Sandhaven Corn Mill, Main Street, Sandhaven

Listing Name: Sandhaven, Main Street, Sandhaven Mill

Listing Date: 16 April 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 349585

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB15885

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Sandhaven, Main Street, Sandhaven Corn Mill

ID on this website: 200349585

Location: Pitsligo

County: Aberdeenshire

Electoral Ward: Troup

Parish: Pitsligo

Traditional County: Aberdeenshire

Tagged with: Mill building

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Description

Early 19th century. Rectangular mill and kiln of different builds, 2 storeys, with lean-to projecting wing at rear from L-plan. Dark whinstone rubble, tooled rubble dressings. Entrance in centre of S elevation and also in rear wing. Kiln at W has blocked window in ground floor of W gable and centre kiln window in gable and S elevation. 2 windows light S elevation of mill.

Slate roofs with octagonal ridge vent to kiln; silhouette of pig forms wind vane.

Wheel gable at E with remains of overshot 8-spoke wheel served by trough lade.

INTERIOR: all machinery survives including electric motor which provided power in the last years of its working life; other fittings include built-in hinged top desk for miller's use.

Statement of Interest

Mill ceased to function as such in early 1980's. The mill

wheel was superseded by electric power.

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