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Mill Of Bellabeg

A Category B Listed Building in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.2048 / 57°12'17"N

Longitude: -3.0722 / 3°4'19"W

OS Eastings: 335322

OS Northings: 813181

OS Grid: NJ353131

Mapcode National: GBR WD.040L

Mapcode Global: WH6LN.S57J

Plus Code: 9C9R6W3H+W4

Entry Name: Mill Of Bellabeg

Listing Name: Bellabeg, Mill of Bellabeg

Listing Date: 16 April 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 349905

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB16189

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200349905

Location: Strathdon

County: Aberdeenshire

Electoral Ward: Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside

Parish: Strathdon

Traditional County: Aberdeenshire

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Description

Mid 18th century, disused by 1903, converted to joiners shop 1911. Substantial single storey with lofts, 3-bay, L-plan, water mill sited close to centre of Bellabeg Village. Piend and ball-finialled gabled roofs, and stone forestair, mill wheel and some gearing retained. Coursed rubble with large squared rubble pink granite quoins.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION: symmetrical entrance elevation to E with wheel at S and gabled bay with forestair to N.

Multi-pane glazing pattern in timber windows. Graded grey slates with stone ridge. Ashlar stack with polygonal can, ashlar-coped skews with square skewputts.

Statement of Interest

Fine early mill building in largely original condition, situated close to the centre of the small village of Bellabeg. The original stream wheel was replaced with a small overshot wheel when the mill was converted to a joiner's shop early in the 20th century. In the eighteenth century the mill was part of the small estate of Forbes of Bellabeg. There were four meal-mills in the parish at the time of the New Statistical Account 'which on average grind from 1600 to 2000 bolls per annum'. The account also states that 'no wheat is ever grown'.

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