Modern watermill and associated water management.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868-9 shows a building at the grid reference provided, together with the annotation 'Corn Mill'.
The mill building was relatively small. An annexe on the NE gable served as a grain store. The OS of 1868-9 shows a number of ruins nearby which may have been connected to the mill: the area is still prone to flooding which may explain their condition.
The mill was supplied by a long leat extending 270m upstream, the lower part of which, directly adjacent to the rear of the building, widened out to form a millpond 0.16 acres in area. A tail race some 200m in length returned water to the river downstream.
The mill still stands today. Much of the mill leat and millpond have been infilled and built over, though part of course of the leat is still apparent in the grounds of Thie Slieau Whallian. The tail race survives more clearly.
Modern watermill.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868-9 shows a building at the grid reference provided, together with the annotation 'Corn Mill'.
The mill building was relatively small. An annexe served as a grain store.
The mill was supplied by a leat, the lower part of which, directly adjacent to the rear of the building, widened out to form a millpond. A tail race returned water to the river downstream.
The mill still stands today.
Modern mill grain store.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868-9 shows a building together with the annotation 'Corn Mill'.
The mill building was relatively small, so an annexe was constructed on the NE gable to serve as a grain store, centred at the grid reference provided.
The grain store annexe still stands today.
Modern millpond.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868-9 shows a building together with the annotation 'Corn Mill'.
A linear millpond covering 0.16 acres stored water for the mill, and was formed by widening the last 100m of the leat to a width of around 7m. The millpond directly abutted the rear of the mill.
The millpond was centred at the grid reference provided. It has been infilled and incorporated into a domestic garden.
Modern mill leat.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868-9 shows a building together with the annotation 'Corn Mill'.
A long leat provided water to the mill. It extended 270m upstream, where a weir (to which the grid reference relates) drew water off from the Slieau Whallian river.
Much of the mill leat has been infilled and built over, but part of its course is still apparent in the grounds of Thie Slieau Whallian.
Modern mill tail race.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868-9 shows a building together with the annotation 'Corn Mill'.
The tail race returned water to the river downstream of the mill, and extended for a distance of 200m. The grid reference provided relates to its outfall.
Much of the tail race survives clearly.
Modern watermill.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867-8 depicts a water mill at this location, annotated as 'Mwillin y Chorrin (Corn)'.
Modern watermill.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867-8 depicts a water mill at this location, annotated as 'Mwillin y Chorrin (Corn)'.
The mill has been demolished and the site redeveloped for residential purposes.
Modern weir.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867-8 depicts a water mill, annotated as 'Mwillin y Chorrin (Corn)'.
Waterpower for the mill was drawn off the River Glass by a weir, from which a leat, led to the site.
The weir has been destroyed and the river course changed.
Modern mill leat.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867-8 depicts a water mill, annotated as 'Mwillin y Chorrin (Corn)'.
Waterpower for the mill was drawn off the River Glass by a weir, from which a leat, controlled by a sluice, led 260m to the mill.
The earthwork banks of the leat are still visible.
The grid reference marks the midpoint of the course of the leat, for indicative purposes.
A post-medieval corn mill at Grenaby, shown on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map. The house still stands to the east of the road, whilst the millpond, dam and mill buildings were found to the west of the road.
