Find Spot record MAB46838 - BROOMEND, KINTORE
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Summary
Remains of a whin-mill stone, a mill-stone of reddish granite, 4 feet 3 inches in diameter and 13 inches thick, the hole for the passage of the shaft through its centre being 8 inches square.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7791 1921 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ71NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Kintore |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Remains of a whin-mill stone, a mill-stone of reddish granite, 4 feet 3 inches in diameter and 13 inches thick, the hole for the passage of the shaft through its centre being 8 inches square. After use as a millstone, it was employed for crushing lime used in the building operations of the paper mills in the 1860s. Since then it has been lying unused near the farm steading.
RITCHIE, J, 1925, WHIN-MILLS OF ABERDEENSHIRE, 137 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1515.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ71NE139;
- NRHE Numlink: 150173;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ71NE0074;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/150173 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB1515 Bibliographic reference: RITCHIE, J. 1925. WHIN-MILLS OF ABERDEENSHIRE. 137.
Finds (1)
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Record last edited
Mar 25 2019 4:59PM
