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Barhoise Mill

A Category B Listed Building in Kirkcowan, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9227 / 54°55'21"N

Longitude: -4.5911 / 4°35'27"W

OS Eastings: 234046

OS Northings: 561746

OS Grid: NX340617

Mapcode National: GBR HH1P.MRW

Mapcode Global: WH3TK.GJ0H

Plus Code: 9C6QWCF5+3H

Entry Name: Barhoise Mill

Listing Name: Barhoise Mill

Listing Date: 20 July 1972

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 342472

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB10073

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200342472

Location: Kirkcowan

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West

Parish: Kirkcowan

Traditional County: Wigtownshire

Tagged with: Architectural structure

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Description

Dated 1827. T-plan mill sited on falling ground, comprised of mill, grain store and kiln in main block, first arm built into bank with pot barley mill, fanner elevator in opposite arm. Whinstone rubble with sandstone ashlar coping to skews, granite quoins and dressings. Two doors at ground floor level to mill and kiln; door to top floor grain store in gable end breaking eaves in gablehead to side, flanked by later machinery slapping. End gable by lade with a wooden upright shaft and wooden bearing supports of former water wheel retained, gablehead window. Graded grey slates; rooflights. Interior: three pairs of millstones in mill, dust harp and fanner, mill sieve. Boarded grain store on wooden cross beams supported on projecting blocks.

Statement of Interest

Although in a poor condition, Barhoise Mill retains some important features, in a compact group, and is of a comparatively early date.

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