Watermills · Scottish Highlands
Achingale Mill
Achingale Mill is a watermill in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Achingale Mill is a named watermill in the United Kingdom. OpenStreetMap heritage rating: 2/5. Coordinates: 58.4629°, -3.3033°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Heritage listing
Category A Date Added 28/11/1984 Local Authority Highland Planning Authority Highland Parish Watten NGR ND 24053 53471 Coordinates 324053, 953471 — Early mid 19th century, tall 3-storey L-plan mill; all rubble. North arm of mill consists of kiln, with piended roof and 2 squat, square wooden ridge vents. One large, 1 small over-shot wheel at east gable, both served by overhead wooden lade leading from bank at south, into which the mill is built. Large timber cantilevered square chute projects at south elevation, breaking wallhead into piended roof. Lean-to at rear, with diminutive gabled dormer, links south elevation with bank. Piended Caithness slate roofs. — Disused, but internal fittings appear in situ. "One of the best Caithness mills". John Hume, 1977. Second, small mill wheel motivates automatic stoker, feeding chaff to kiln fire.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Achingale Mill is a watermill located in the Scottish Highlands, postcode KW1. It is a notable example of traditional milling technology in the region.
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- Coordinates
- 58.4629, -3.3033
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- KW1 5YL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Sources
- osm: w1299860071 (ODbL)
- commons: Achingale Mill (geograph 2020288).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Achingale Mill?
- Achingale Mill is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KW1 5YL).
- Is Achingale Mill a listed building?
- Achingale Mill is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- Is Achingale Mill free to visit?
- Yes, Achingale Mill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Achingale Mill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW1 5YL. It sits within the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross parliamentary constituency.