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Meadow Mill

Archaeology

Modern textile mill.


It is thought that two grain mills, rented by William Hubart 'near Castletown' and recorded in the 1511 Manorial Roll, refer to the Golden Meadow site. The existing mill buildings are more modern, and a newspaper report of 1816 would seem to confirm that they had at that time been recently constructed.


The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 mapping of 1868 shows the complex as a 'water mill (corn)'.


The two main mill buildings are arranged in a row, with the waterwheels arranged on adjacent gables. The more westerly of the two mills was used for threshing, while the larger, easterly, mill served as the cornmill. Milling ceased in 1981.


The mills were owned by the Moore family for c.300 years, and during their tenure the site was additionally used for scutching and fulling. It is not clear where these textile processing activities took place.


Most of the surviving buildings on the site have been converted and are now in use as holiday accommodation.

Golden Meadow, Castletown

Connections

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  • Parish: Malew
  • Sheading: Rushen
  • Grid Ref: SC2662068060

Sources

  • Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record
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