What is recorded here
Two worn millstones still lie beside the Crown Hotel in New Cumnock, their edges smoothed by centuries of grain and grit. They belong to the post Medieval period, yet they feel older, as if they churned up memory before they churned flour. The hotel has probably watched them through every window, drinking heat and light while the stones kept their quiet weight.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records New Cumnock, 11 Castle, Crown Hotel, Millstones as Millstone(s) (post Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
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Places near here
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New Cumnock, Cumnock CastleCastle (medieval), Moat (medieval) · 389 yd
New Cumnock, Afton Cemetery, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) · 1087 yd
PolquhirterAxehead (stone)(period Unassigned) · 1466 yd
Burnt HillMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Hungry HillMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Hare Hill Wind FarmNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.9 mi
Glaisnock HillNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.2 mi
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