Building record MAB22516 - KELLY SAWMILL
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Summary
Sawmill, still in use, named Mill of Kelly on the 1st and 2nd edition OS maps.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8807 3584 (132m by 150m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ83NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Methlick |
Type and Period (10)
- BUILDING (19th Century to 20th Century - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
- MILL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1561 AD to 2050 AD)
- SAW MILL (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- TIMBER YARD (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- BUILDING (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 2050 AD)
- MILL (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- LADE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- BUILDING (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- BUILDING (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- SLUICE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Sawmill, still in use, named Mill of Kelly on the 1st and 2nd edition OS maps. It is shown on the 1st edition OS map as a timber yard with a mill building alongside a mill lade and two other small buildings within it. There is a building to the west within a small enclosure, with two buildings to the west of it. There are an additional four buildings to the south.
On the 2nd edition OS map, one of the buildings in the timber yard has been removed, and three more have been added, two of which are also alongside the lade. The building within its own enclosure to the west has been extended to a T-plan, and one of the buildings beyond it to the west has been removed. Two of the buildings to the south have been removed, and there are four new buildings. A standing building survey in 2016 recorded two of these structures, which were wooden, with one having an asbestos cement extension to the north. Both have had various repairs done since their 19th Century construction.
Current maps show the former timber yard is no longer enclosed. The building by the mill has been extended north, possibly incorporating another building. The building on the other side of the mill lade has been extended or replaced by a larger building. One of the buildings formally within the timber yard has been removed, and there are two additional buildings in this area. One of the buildings to the south has been extended, three have been removed, and one added.
CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY, 2016, MILL OF KELLY SAWMILL, TARVES, ABERDEENSHIRE: REPORT ON LEVEL 1 STANDING BUILDING SURVEY, L1 SBS (Bibliographic reference). SAB6741.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2017, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 17, 2016, p. 20 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6497.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ83NE 149.00;
- NMR Card Number: NJ83NE 150.00;
- NRHE Numlink: 354013;
- NRHE Numlink: 355418;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ83NE0191;
External Links (2)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/354013 (Tarves, Mill of Kelly Sawmill - trove.scot link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/355418 (Tarves, Mill of Kelly Sawmill - trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SAB6497 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2017. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 17, 2016. p. 20.
- --- SAB6741 Bibliographic reference: CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY. 2016. MILL OF KELLY SAWMILL, TARVES, ABERDEENSHIRE: REPORT ON LEVEL 1 STANDING BUILDING SURVEY. L1 SBS.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Oct 8 2026 1:30PM
