Medieval watermill.


A watermill is assumed to have been associated with the nearby Rushen Abbey from medieval times onwards. Even after the Reformation, it was recorded in 1660 that all tenants of what was formerly abbey demesne land had to have their corn ground at the abbey mill.


The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868 shows a corn mill at this location, on the east bank of the Silver Burn, just a few metres upstream of the site of Rushen Abbey.


The existing building incorporated the wheel within the structure, fed by water drawn from a leat which lead up to the rear of the building from the north. The tail race was culverted under the road and reappears just to the south for 50m before rejoining the river.


The mill, its associated storage space and living accommodation were all gathered under one roof. Additional storage was historically added to the westerly gable.


The building is now converted as a private residence.