Newmilns Mill, Newmilns

Mill with kiln and grain store, of varying dates and picturesquely in block sited on steeply falling ground to River Bladnoch. machinery and water wheel have gone. Rubble, painted white to N, E and W; ashlar cooping to principal skews. Gabled block running N-S.single storey to N, 2-storey to S, containing mill and grain store; shaft opening of former water wheel evident to S with grain store window in gablehead; tall door on higher ground to S, leading to grain store with gablehead window. lean-to additions to E and W elevations with catslide roofs; further gabled addition running E-W to E elevation, with wide machinery slapping in gable end, brick jambs. Fixed small-pane windows in ruinous condition; stable door to grain store. Graded grey slates to principal roofs, corrugated asbestos to E-W workshop.

The water wheel was apparently removed circa 1960 and the mill is currently largely redundant (1990), partly serving as a store and workshop. The floor to the upper storeys is ruinous in places. (Historic Scotland)

March 1991: External inspection reveals the mill to be in poor condition and largely redundant, though it is in partial use as a store and workshop. Historic Scotland reports that the floor to the upper storeys is holed in places. SCT understands that the owners are unlikely to sell. January 2002: Local planners visit the mill and report no change. November 2002: The mill is sold. The new owners do not have plans to renovate, although they are keen to remove the grain hopper.

July 2011: External inspection finds the ridge tiles are in poor condition and have gaps between them. There are a number of holes in the roof, especially on the north elevation. The walls are damp and plants are growing from masonry joints. The floors are rooting and, in parts, starting to collapse. The owner reports that the river occasionally floods the ground floor.

10 March 2014: External inspection finds the former mill remains in much the same condition as seen previously.

14 August 2024: Desk-based assessment suggests the building remains At-Risk.