Overview
Flour Mill — Ballycanvan Big is recorded as Tide mill — unclassified in Waterford. Situated on the estuary of the S-N Ballycanvan stream, on the E bank. Described as a 'water-grist mill' in the Civil Survey of c. 1655 (Simington 1942, 163).
Who lived here and when
The saved account records: The present remains are probably 17th century in date with later additions to the N and S walls of the original structure, including a corn-drying kiln.
Homes and daily life
The saved account records: Causeways contain the stream to the S where there is also an intake sluice, an overflow sluice, a millrace and a millpond of c. 1 ha, all of which are stone-revetted.
What was found
The saved account records: 6.9m N-S), partly excavated into bedrock.
Why it ended
The saved account records: Situated on the estuary of the S-N Ballycanvan stream, on the E bank.
Why it mattered
Flour Mill — Ballycanvan Big matters because the source ties tide mill — unclassified to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Described as a 'water-grist mill' in the Civil Survey of c. 1655 (Simington 1942, 163).
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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