Modern woollen mill and associated water management.


The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868 shows a woollen mill at this location.


The mill was built in 1739 by a partnerhip of three, who arranged for it to be run a week at a time by their nominated tucker. It is reported to have been used for both carding and fulling.


The mill and adjacent house, which was originally designed to be occupied by two millers and their families, were originally thatched, though the mill was later re-roofed in slate in c.1882.


The mill was fed by a short 30m leat protected by a sluice, and a 40m tail race rejoined the Silver Burn a short distance downstream.


Both structures are now roofless.