Survey Data
Reg No
12404304
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
Mill (water)
Date
1815 - 1835
Coordinates
256966, 119963
Date Recorded
13/12/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached four-bay three-storey flour mill, c.1825, on an L-shaped plan with single-bay three-storey gabled projecting end bay to right having three-bay single-storey mono-pitched infill range to corner. In use as corn mill, 1903. Now disused and partly derelict. Pitched slate roof on an L-shaped plan (forming hip to corner; mono-pitched to infill range) with terracotta ridge tiles, gabled vent to apex having louvered panels, and remains of cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted rendered walls over random rubble limestone construction. Square-headed window openings with no sills, concealed dressings including timber lintels, and fixed-pane timber windows. Square-headed door opening with concealed dressings, and fittings now missing. Set in own grounds on bank of Black Water River with traces of mill race to site.
Appraisal
Having supported the local agricultural economy since the early nineteenth century a middle-size mill building represents an important element of the industrial legacy of County Kilkenny. Despite having fallen into disrepair following decommissioning in the twentieth century the elementary composition attributes survive substantially intact together with much of the historic fabric, thereby maintaining some of the integrity of the site. Positioned overlooking the Black Water River the mill remains an appealing landmark enhancing the aesthetic value of the local landscape.