MHG21688 - Cornmill - Kilmorack
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Type and Period (2)
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Full Description
A mill (labelled 'Miln') and lade are shown at this locations on a 1757 map of part of the annexed estate of Lovat lying in Kilmorack by Peter May. <1>
The mill is shown in a painting by Thomas Allom, engraved by E Benjamin for William Beattie's 'Scotland Illustrated' publlshed in 1838. It shows a one, possibly one and half, storey 'L'-shaped mill near the foot of the Kilmorack Falls. Though the water wheel and outflow are shown there is no depiction of the lade which led from a weir constructed into the river. The lade may originally have been a simple eathwork channel, perhaps later replaced with a more directed weir delivering the water but its omission by Allom may just be artistic licence. The engraving was also used in a French work at the time. <2> <3>
Shown on the OS 1st Edition 25 inch map. <4>
Photographs taken in the early C20 show a larger two and a half-storey, though still 'L'-shaped, building.
The mill was apparently 'destroyed' by fire on 05/07/1918. (see linked Am Baile page). The site, though still on land and not apparently flooded as a result of the construction of the nearby dam, would appear to have been landscaped as part of the works for the construction of the dam and its access.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SHG30100 Image/Map: May, P.. 1757. A Plan of that Part of the Annexed Estate of Lovat lying in the Parish of Kilmorack and County of Inverness. Lovat Estate. Original and Digital.
- <2> SHG1968 Text/Publication/Volume: Beattie, W.. 1838. Scotland illustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work by Messers. T. Allom, W.H. Bartlett, and H. McCulloch.
- <3> SHG2299 Text/Publication/Volume: Guide pittoresque du voyageur en Ecosse. 1838. Guide pittoresque du voyageur en Ecosse. p. 36; View of Falls, Summerhouse and cornmill.
- <4> SHG23389 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1871-4. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 25 inch map: Inverness. Digital. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 4950 4425 (153m by 50m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH44SE |
| Civil Parish | KILMORACK |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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External Links (3)
- https://collections.st-andrews.ac.uk/item/old-mill-kilmorack-falls/6363 (View photo in the online University of St Andrews Photographic collection)
- https://trove.scot/place/105204 (View record on the HES Trove website)
- https://www.ambaile.org.uk/asset/54517/ (View photo on the Am Baile website)
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