Smigel Mill
Also known as
Smigel, Corn Mill; Smigel Burn
Classifications: Grain Mill(19th Century)
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Location Details
Local authority: Highland
Parish: Farr
Former region: Highland
Former district: Sutherland
Former county: Sutherland
Further details
Site number: NC85NE 13
National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) ID: 6801
Related resources
View from East South East showing South West gable and water…
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinburgh, Scotland
View from South West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinburgh, Scotland
General view from South East showing neighbouring road bridg…
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinburgh, Scotland
Smigel Mill, NC85NE 13, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto
Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
Smigel Mill, NC85NE 13, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto
Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
Smigel Mill, NC85NE 13, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto
Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
Smigel Mill View from NW showing WNW front
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Smigel Mill View from ENE showing NNE and ESE fronts
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Smigel Mill View from ESE showing paddles of waterwheel
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Smigel Mill View from SE showing inner rim of waterwheel
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Smigel Mill View from SW showing spokes of waterwheel
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
1 Note
Category: Descriptive accounts
Event reference: 651677
NC85NE 13 89535 57690.
(Location cited as NC 896 577). Smigel Mill, built c. 1850. An attractive rectangular rubble 2-storey building with a small pyramidal-roofed kiln vent. There is a 3-ring, 8-spoke overshot wood and iron wheel, 4ft wide by 12ft 2ins diameter (1.22 by 3.71m) with an external gear ring on the inner face, driving a 6-spoke pinion. Built as a co-operative venture.
J R Hume 1977.
Scheduled as Smigel, corn mill.. a well preserved corn mill.. on the Smigel Burn.
Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 7 February 1995.
Descheduled.
Information from Historic Scotland, Certificate of Exclusion from Schedule dated 5 November 2003.
0 Related archive
| Archive reference | Title | Catalogue level | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|
| B 15102 CN | View looking North West | Item Level |  |
| B 15103 CN | View looking North East at mill | Item Level | |
| B 15104 CN | View looking East at mill | Item Level | |
| B 26220 PO | View looking North East at mill | Item Level | |
| B 26221 PO | View looking North East at watermill | Item Level | |
| C 4706 | General view from South East showing neighbouring road bridges | Item Level | |
| C 4707 | View from South West | Item Level | |
| C 4708 | View from East South East showing South West gable and water wheel | Item Level | |
| MS 500/35/43 | 2 sheets: Notes; 1 sheet: Map extract; 1 sheet: Drawings-layout plan and West elevation; 1 sheet: Rubbing-teeth on driven spur gear and marks on back door quoins; B15102-4/CN and B26220-1/PO photographs | Item Level | |
| MS 749/2787 | John R Hume Industrial/CBA cards Filed under Sutherland, Farr parish. Contact prints attached (Hume photo index number H76/150/5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 16). (see NMRS MS/749 entry for Collection description) | Item Level | |
References
Hume J R. (1977a) The industrial archaeology of Scotland, 2, the Highlands and Islands. London. Page(s): 316 RCAHMS Shelf Number: J.4.11.HUM
