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Abbey Cwmhir Corn Mill;Abbey Cwmhir Mill

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NPRN40268
Map ReferenceSO07SE
Grid ReferenceSO0589071060
Unitary (Local) AuthorityPowys
Old CountyRadnorshire
CommunityAbbey Cwmhir
Type Of SiteCORN MILL
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
1. Ceased circa 1910. Overshot wheel, kiln (E.M.Gardener).
11.05.2000. SLE
2. On site of/replacement of medieval monastic mill?
J.Wiles 07.08.2002.
3. "The mill is derelict and partly ruinous . It had two storeys and an attic, with its roof-ridge lying north to south, and an internal wheel on the south wall, overshot and about 16ft. (4.87m) diameter and 5ft. (1.52m) wide. Most of the machinery has gone, but parts of the floors remain and the stone floor has two sets of French burr stones." Source: Gordon Tucker, 'Watermills of Radnorshire', in Melin (Journal of the Welsh Mills Society) 5 (1989), p. 29.
B.A.Malaws, 25 May 2004.