Freuchie Mill
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| Building summary | |
|---|---|
| [photo awaited] | |
| Name | Freuchie Mill |
| Address | Freuchie |
| Postcode | KY15 7JL |
| Other names | |
| Date | 1840 |
| Architect | |
| OS grid ref | NO 28988 06608 |
| Latitude & longitude | 56°14′48″N 3°08′51″W |
Freuchie Mill is a former water mill about half a mile to the east of Freuchie, now converted to residential accommodation.
| HES listing details[1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reference: LB8820 | Date: 22/10/1984 | Category: C |
| Address/Site Name
Freuchie Mill | ||
| Description
Dated HM.CM.EM 1840 with stone from older mill HM 1762 above. Large 4-storey cornmill with 5-storey kiln having pyramidal roof. Whinstone with freestone dressings, piended slate and pantile roofs, wheel removed and much altered and added to lately. | ||
| Statement of special interest
Impressive but much spoiled. | ||
Previous uses
Corn Mill
Further references
"Dated 1840. Four-storey cornmill with a five-storey pyramid-roofed kiln, the whinstone masonry making it a dark presence."[2]
Notes
- ↑ HES record for LB8820
- ↑ Gifford, Fife, page 229.