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Mingary Corn Mill, Mingary
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General Details and Location
Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Mingary Corn Mill
Other Name(s)
Address
Mingary
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
1506
Listing Category
Unlisted
OS Grid Ref
NF 75133 26534
Location Type
Rural
HS Reference No
Description
Rare surviving example of a 19th century South Uist watermill, complete with wheel. Appears on the 1st edition (six inch series) OS map as Corn Mill.
One of several new mills built following John Fleming's report on the estate of 1839, which declared its predessor ruinous. Said to have been the last operational mill on the Uists, working up to 1936. (Miers)
One of several new mills built following John Fleming's report on the estate of 1839, which declared its predessor ruinous. Said to have been the last operational mill on the Uists, working up to 1936. (Miers)
Building Dates
19th century
Architects
Unknown
Category of Risk and Development History
Condition
Ruinous
Category of Risk
Moderate
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
May 1990, 01/08/2008, 17/03/2010, 9/6/2015
Development History
May 1990: External inspection reveals the mill to be partially roofless and in danger of collapse. January 2001: Local planners are unaware of any change. 9 July 2003: The Herald reports on a possible community buyout of the lands and properties of the South Uist Estates.
January 2009: External inspection finds the mill‘s roof to have completely collapsed. The remains of the mill wheel and other equipment is in the mill and the surrounding area.
March 2010: External inspection finds the mill remains a roofless shell, but remarkably intact.
9 June 2015: External inspection finds the building appears stable but overgrown. Much of the original machinery is intact.
Guides to Development
Conservation Area
Planning Authority Contact
PAC Telephone Number
01870 602425
Availability
Current Availability
Unknown
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Building Uses Information:
Present Use 1: N/A Former Use 1: Mill
Present Use 2: N/A Former Use 2: N/A
Present Use 1: N/A Former Use 1: Mill
Present Use 2: N/A Former Use 2: N/A
Name of Owners
South Uist Estates
Type of Ownership
Unknown
Information Services
Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
The Western Seaboard (2008) M Miers p346
Online Resources
Classification
Farming
Original Entry Date
14-MAY-90
Date of Last Edit
03/03/2016
