Benvie Mill

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The Benvie Mill is a water mill in the Scottish city ​​of Dundee in the council area of the same name . In 1993 the structure was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest monument category A. Furthermore, together with a nearby bridge, the Benvie Farmhouse and the ruins of Benvie Church, it forms a category B monument ensemble .

history

The exact year of construction of the Benvie Mill is unknown. There is no building at the site on a map from 1810. The posted on a door lintel year specification 1865 is the date of the increase associated to the mill so that the Benvie Mill was probably made from 1810 to 1865. The now abandoned and vacant mill was added to the register of endangered listed buildings in Scotland in 2009. In 2016, their condition was classified as relatively good with moderate risk.

description

The Benvie Mill stands on a side road that marks the border between Dundee and Angus , in the far west of the Council Area about two kilometers west of Dundee. The masonry of the L-shaped building consists of roughly processed quarry stone with natural stone surrounds. The structure consists of the mill and a residential building. The latter is designed with small gables . A segment arched gate is located on the west facade of the simple mill .

The two-story flour mill was driven by a medium-sized water wheel. This is completely enclosed and not visible from the outside, as the mill canal branched off from the Fowlis Burn is unusually led to the mill in an underground pipe. The cast-iron wheel with wooden blades drove two pairs of millstones. The Benvie Mill also had a kiln with a ventilation system. The final hipped roof is covered with slate.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ Entry on buildingsatrisk.org.uk
  3. ↑ Entry on Benvie Mill  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 56 ° 28 ′ 14.5 "  N , 3 ° 5 ′ 32"  W.