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Latitude: 56.2291 / 56°13'44"N
Longitude: -5.643 / 5°38'34"W
OS Eastings: 174287
OS Northings: 710033
OS Grid: NM742100
Mapcode National: GBR DDF7.ZZG
Mapcode Global: WH0H8.9P2K
Plus Code: 9C8P69H4+JQ
Entry Name: Achafolla Mill, Luing
Listing Name: Luing, Achafolla Mill
Listing Date: 4 May 2000
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 394514
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB47129
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200394514
Location: Kilbrandon and Kilchattan
County: Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward: Oban North and Lorn
Parish: Kilbrandon And Kilchattan
Traditional County: Argyllshire
Tagged with: Watermill
Earlier to mid 19th century with later additions and alterations. Single storey with attic, rectangular-plan former corn mill built into hillside with wheel in place to NE; roofless addition at rear forming near L-plan; remains of wall to N. Predominantly whinstone rubble (harled in part); rubble sandstone quoins in part to later wing.
SE (FRONT) ELEVATION: ground floor built into hillside. Square-headed, catslide opening breaking eaves off-set to left of centre.
NE (SIDE) ELEVATION: gable end to left with all-iron overshot wheel in place at ground (16ft diameter); small, square opening centred in gablehead. Remains of rubble wall adjoined to outer right.
NW (REAR) ELEVATION: blind elevation to roofless projection to outer right. Square-headed opening in bay recessed to left; remains of rubble wall projecting to outer left.
SW (SIDE) ELEVATION: gable end to right with arched entrance formed in part-blocked, square-headed opening centred at ground; small, rectangular opening off-set to right above. Square-headed opening in roofless addition to outer left.
Glazing missing. Corrugated-iron roof to principal block (missing in part).
INTERIOR: principal block with rubble walls; open timber ceiling with tie beams. Milling machinery in place to NE comprising timber-framed support with 2 pairs of stones (50in diameter), various cogs and wheels. Remains of metal roof supports in later addition.
In use as a cow shed 1999. A good example of a relatively rare building type, notable for the retention of its all-iron overshot wheel and the milling machinery. Hume notes that the construction of the wheel is unusual - there being 3 flat and 3 rod spokes on each side, with 6 cross-bracing spokes. Virtually all of the sheet-iron buckets have disappeared. Lade in place 1999.
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