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mill (water) — Kells

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mill (water) — Kells
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Detached thirteen-bay five-storey rubble stone flour mill, c.1800, with single-bay five-storey return to south-east. Subsequently in use as corn mill, pre-1902. Closed, 1902. Disused, 1948. Recommissioned, pre-1973. Now disused. Hipped slate roof (including to return) with clay ridge tiles, and iron rainwater goods on rendered squared rubble stone eaves. Random rubble stone walls to front (north-west) elevation with unpainted roughcast walls to remainder having waterwheel to side (south-west) elevation. Camber-headed window openings with no sills, red brick voussoirs, and timber casement windows (most missing glazing). Square-headed door openings (some in camber-headed recesses including to left to third floor) with lintels, red brick voussoirs, and timber boarded doors. Elliptical-headed culvert to right ground floor with limestone ashlar voussoirs, and rubble stone soffits having remains of render over. Set back from road in own grounds with gravel forecourt, and mill pond to west.

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