Listed Building

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Address/Name of Site

MERTOUN MILLLB13876

Status: Designated

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Summary

Category
C
Date Added
07/11/2007
Local Authority
Scottish Borders
Planning Authority
Scottish Borders
Parish
Mertoun
NGR
NT 60897 32239
Coordinates
360897, 632239

Description

Probably early 19th century, probably incorporating earlier fabric. 2-and 3-storey, 7-bay, T-plan, former corn and flour mill, set against steeply rising ground. Principal elevation facing river with steeply-pitched piend-roofed wing advanced to right and two adjoining gabled blocks stepped down in height to left roof. Mixed grey and pink sandstone rubble with squared red sandstone margins. Irregular fenestration in small window openings on S and E elevations, those on E mostly now blocked; 1st floor loading doors to S and E elevations; timber-boarded doors on S and E; enlarged vehicle entrances to S. Wheel pit (lacking machinery) at SE corner.

Remains of some timber glazing bars in some windows. Welsh slate; zinc ridges. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

Statement of Special Interest

A striking and well-preserved example of a rural corn and flour mill, occupying a prominent position in the landscape particularly on the approach from the W on the B6404 over Mertoun Bridge. It appears to have undergone various alterations and the SE section may have been heightened; however the different coloured and textured strata simply add to its character. The mill currently (2007) has silos inside and all original mill machinery has been removed.

References

Bibliography

William Crawford and William Brooke, Map Embracing Extensive Portions of the Counties of Roxburgh, Berwick Selkirk & Midlothian and Part of Northumberland (1843). 1st edition Ordnance Survey map (circa 1863). John Hume, The Industrial Archaeology of Scotland: Volume 1, Lowlands (1976), p884.

About Listed Buildings

Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating sites and places at the national level. These designations are Scheduled monuments, Listed buildings, Inventory of gardens and designed landscapes and Inventory of historic battlefields.

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Listing is the process that identifies, designates and provides statutory protection for buildings of special architectural or historic interest as set out in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.

We list buildings which are found to be of special architectural or historic interest using the selection guidance published in Designation Policy and Selection Guidance (2019)

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