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Mill Cottage; Melin-y-Pentre; Pentre Mill; Melin Pentre, Cwmystwyth

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NPRN5807
Map ReferenceSN77SE
Grid ReferenceSN7897073790
Unitary (Local) AuthorityCeredigion
Old CountyCardiganshire
CommunityPontarfynach
Type Of SiteCORN MILL
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
1. Eighteenth or nineteenth century; derelict, 2 storey, stone, fireplace inglenook and stairs entered from inside fireplace.
A. J. Parkinson, RCAHMW, August 1971.

2. The remains consist of a heap of stone rubble and timbers; part of the east wall, with the opening for the waterwheel axle, is still visible. the leat is still traceable for about 1.1km. The mill was converted to a house in the 1870s.
B.A. Malaws, RCAHMW, 09 March 1999.

3. The early history of this mill is unresearched but its identification as Pentre Mill on the parish tithe survey and its location near the historic settlement of Pentre Briwnant suggest that it probably has at least early post-mediaeval origins. It was not a working mill by the late 19th century and has not been occupied by at least several decades before the end of the 20th century, indeed it had become completely ruined by the end of that century. The mill cottage and its associated buildings are now completely ruinous and have either collapsed or been demolished. The largest building within the complex is now a rectilinear mound of stone with many of the roof timbers mixed in with the rubble. A smaller building to the west has largely disappeared, with only the western gable wall standing to c.2m in height. There is no trace of a third building shown on the parish tithe map, which stood a few metres to the east of the main building. It is worth noting that the level garden/yard area between the buildings and the Ystwyth to the south is evidently in part built up ground. The riverbank in front of the garden has been strengthened by revetting with large stone slabs. It is also clear that there was a subterranean tailrace running from the now infilled wheelpit across to the riverbank. A substantial earthwork leat, which is actually stone cut for the first 50m or so of its course, taps into the Ystwyth about 300m upstream. The leat is cut by late 19th century mining features, indicating that the mill was defunct by that time.
RPSambrook 2001