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Norse Mill, Vementry

A Category B Listed Building in Shetland West, Shetland Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 60.3203 / 60°19'12"N

Longitude: -1.4369 / 1°26'12"W

OS Eastings: 431206

OS Northings: 1159708

OS Grid: HU312597

Mapcode National: GBR Q1TG.D9Y

Mapcode Global: XHD29.PVCP

Plus Code: 9CGW8HC7+47

Entry Name: Norse Mill, Vementry

Listing Name: Vementry, Vementry Clack Mill

Listing Date: 13 August 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 352961

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB18818

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Vementry, Norse Mill

ID on this website: 200352961

Location: Sandsting

County: Shetland Islands

Electoral Ward: Shetland West

Parish: Sandsting

Traditional County: Shetland

Tagged with: Architectural structure Mill building

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Description

Later 19th century. Horizontal mill sited on burn from Hostigates Loch. Conforming to standard design of upper and lower houses with millstone sited in upper house, and tirl in lower house. Red granite rubble walls. Gables to E and W, with vertically-boarded timber door in W gable; inlet to upper house at left in N elevation, outlet from lower house at right in S elevation.

Statement of Interest

A remarkably complete, and therefore rare, example of a horizontal mill, but now roofless (1996).

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