MHG54043 - Nesscastle Mill and Lade
Summary
Nesscastle Corn Mill, with its lade to the S is marked on the 1st edition OS Map. The lade is still water-filled on modern mapping, and the site of the mill is occupied by The Weir Fishing Lodge.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Nesscastle Mill is shown on 1st edition Ordnance Survey mapping. It is marked as a Corn Mill, consisting of an L-shaped building with two rectangular buildings, go the northeast and southwest. The mill lade is marked, running for over 500m. By 1900, the time of the 2nd edition OS map, the southwestern building had been considerably enlarged as part of 'Ness Castle Home Farm'. The mill itself was no longer labelled as such and the lade had either been filled in on its original course in front of what was ten the Home Farm complex or it had been covered over. <1><2>
By 1964, the mill lade was shown as disused, and the Weir Fishing Lodge has been built to the north of the site of the mill complex which had been demolished. The Northern arm of the lade was no longer marked. The disused lade is shown as water-filled on modern OS mapping. <3> <4>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SHG23755 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1873-6. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6 inch map: Inverness-shire. Digital.
- <2> SHG23940 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900-5. Ordnance Survey 2nd edition 25 inch map: Inverness. Digital.
- <3> SHG24530 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1964. Ordnance Survey 5th edition map: Inverness. Digital.
- <4> SHG23361 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Mastermap. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6397 4105 (367m by 362m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH64SW |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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