Water mill

A watermill is depicted on the Down Survey barony map (1656-8) of Forth barony at Sigginstown (10) and is mentioned in the terrier or commentary of the parish map in NLI (ms 725; microfilm: P 7384, N 6380). According to the Book of Survey and Distribution (1660s) Edward Siggins of Sigginstown castle (WX053-001----) owned 106 acres here in 1640, and 44 acres at Atlistowne and Rochland, now called Ecclestown, in Tacumshin parish (Simington 1953, 304-05). The precise location of this mill is not known. See the attached section of the Down Survey barony map (N at right) reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Ireland Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 March, 2014