Overview
Lecarrow Mill is recorded as mill (water) in Roscommon. Detached three-bay four-storey former mill with attic, built c.1800, now derelict. Recessed bay to west with return and lean-to extension to rear.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Detached three-bay four-storey former mill with attic, built c.1800, now derelict.
People and work
The saved account records: Recessed bay to west with return and lean-to extension to rear.
How it changed
The saved account records: Remains of mill wheel, mill race and sluice gates to east.
What survives
The saved account records: mill race comprising random coursed retaining walls.
Why it mattered
Lecarrow Mill matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: In its heyday Lecarrow Mill was a site of social importance, within the local community, in the procuction of corn. Though no longer functioning as a mill, the physical remains including parts of the mill wheel, sluice gates and mill race are technically significant and are part of the industrial heritage of the area. The reasonably intact nature of this site allows it continue to contribute to the heritage and character of the area. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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