MHG21126 - Spinningdale, Threshing Mill

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Type and Period (1)

  • THRESHING MILL (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

GR corrected to above from 1st ed OS, where large rectangular building is marked as Thrashing mill, with mill lade to N - HAW 9/2004

The Industrial Archaeology of Sutherland (A Scottish Highland Economy 1700-1900, p. 222) - Sinclair B Calder, 1974

J Aitken : 19/2/2004
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Site listed on OS 25" 1874 Sutherland Sheet No CXII.5. Now no trace of mill-site overgrown GJ Douglas 4/5/1992

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The threshing mill is depicted and labelled (‘thrashing mill’) on the 1st edition OS map; it is depicted but not labelled as such on the 2nd edition map. <2>

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NH 6750 8961 (40m by 40m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NH68NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish CREICH

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