MHG64238 - Site of corn mill - Snizort, Skye
Summary
The site of the former Snizort corn mill.
Type and Period (5)
- CORN MILL (18th Century to 19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1850 AD?)
- WATERMILL (18th Century to 19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1850 AD?)
- MILL HOUSE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1850 AD?)
- KALE YARD? (18th Century to 19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1850 AD?)
- LADE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1850 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The site of the former Snizort corn mill. It is shown and labelled with a presumably associated building (possibly the miller's house) immediately to its northeast on the other side of the mill lade on the OS 1st and 2nd edition maps, though is 'Disused' by the time of the latter. The relatively short mill lade is shown running northwestwards from the River Snizort to the north end of the mill which is oriented more or less north-south and from there to the head of the southernmost extent of Loch Snizort Beag. The older OS maps also show a sub-circular enclosure between the possible miller's house and the lade which may have been a kaleyard. <1> <2>
The earthworks of the possible miller's house and kaleyard are visible in vertical aerial photographs taken in 2005 ('Millennium Map' series) and 2009. The site of the mill is also shown unlabelled on modern OS mapping but is covered by vegetation so not visible in aerial photography. <3> <4>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SHG23417 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1877. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 25 inch map: Skye. Digital.
- <2> SHG23418 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1903-4. Ordnance Survey 2nd edition 25 inch map: Skye. Digital.
- <3> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map).
- <4> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 4150 4873 (144m by 113m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG44NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
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