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Mill in Dannanstown

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Mill in Dannanstown
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Detached double-pile four-bay six-storey flour mill, built c. 1820, now in disuse and roofless. Concrete-walled single-bay single-storey extension to west elevation. Chimneystack to south gable of west elevation. Coursed rubble limestone masonry walls with camber-arched window and door openings having roughly dressed…

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Detached double-pile four-bay six-storey flour mill, built c. 1820, now in disuse and roofless. Concrete-walled single-bay single-storey extension to west elevation. Chimneystack to south gable of west elevation. Coursed rubble limestone masonry walls with camber-arched window and door openings having roughly dressed voussoirs and some openings having brick voussoirs. Mill race and wheel pit to site, with remains of cast-iron machinery and metal sluice.
This mill, built by Richard Welstead and Quayle, and subsequently leased by Edward Furlong, though now ruinous, is an important physical reminder of the industrial and social history of the area. The mill forms part of a small industrial complex with associated structures such as the mill manager's house and outbuildings. The survival of the mill race and wheel pit is important as they provided the power sources used to drive the mill. The double gabled roofline presents a strong and attractive silhouette in the landscape.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20902620

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  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Park, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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