Document record MAB62172 - MONTROSE
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Summary
Site of windmills.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 7100 5701 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO75NW |
| Civil Parish | Montrose |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of windmills. Montrose had at least three windmills. One is shown on a view of the town in Theatrum Scotiae. There was a windmill at Rossie (possibly a meal or pumping mill) and this was apparently replaced in the early eighteenth century, when the Burgh magistrates sent a wright to Holland to learn the latest methods of windmill building. Windmills were probably built in and around the Montrose basin to act as drainage pumps. A windmill was built in 1588 on Rood Hill/Windmill Hill and reputedly had a chapel connected with it. The windmill was still standing in 1693. Development in the 19th century led to the levelling of two hills, Windmill Hill and Horologe Hill.
Slezer, J, 1693, [Untitled] (Bibliographic reference). SAB10385.
Scots Magazine, 1966, The Scots Magazine 84 6, 582 (Bibliographic reference). SAB11258.
Donnachie and Stewart, I L and, 1967, Proc Soc Antiq Scot 98, 296 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7166.
SUAT, 1999, Historic Montrose:the archaeological implications, p21 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3342.
SITE OF WINDMILL
WHITE, H, 2012, MONTROSE BASIN SURVEY 1999-2012 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2127.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO75NW34;
- NRHE Numlink: 36247;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO75NW0034;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36247 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB10385 Bibliographic reference: Slezer, J. 1693. [Untitled].
- --- SAB11258 Bibliographic reference: Scots Magazine. 1966. The Scots Magazine 84 6. 582.
- --- SAB2127 Bibliographic reference: WHITE, H. 2012. MONTROSE BASIN SURVEY 1999-2012.
- --- SAB3342 Bibliographic reference: SUAT. 1999. Historic Montrose:the archaeological implications. p21.
- --- SAB7166 Bibliographic reference: Donnachie and Stewart, I L and. 1967. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 98. 296.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Jun 8 2020 12:47PM
