A dated sandstone mill preserves the shell, raised kiln and watercourse openings of Tayport’s rural grain-processing economy.
Quick facts
- Date
- Dated 1817
- Architect / designer
- Designer and millwright unrecorded
- Type
- Ruinous water-powered cornmill and kiln
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB9022)
- OS grid reference
- NO 46260 27416
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
The low two-storey rubble range has ashlar dressings and a pantiled roof line, with a taller pyramidal-roofed kiln. A tailrace arch and lower wing show where the internal wheel and water flow organised production.
Its story
The building carries the date 1817 and once combined milling and grain drying. By the time of the designation record its machinery and kiln interior had been lost and the structure was described as ruinous.
Why it is included
Category B listing recognises a legible industrial group whose form explains the linked processes of water power, grinding and drying within an agricultural hinterland.
What to notice
- Raised kiln standing above the mill range.
- Tailrace arch where water left the wheel.
- Different roof levels separating production functions.
Reading the surroundings
Do not enter the ruin or surrounding land without explicit permission. Unstable walls, concealed watercourses and farm activity are serious hazards; observe only from lawful safe ground.
Timeline
- 1817 The dated mill processed grain from the surrounding agricultural district.
- 19th century An internal wheel powered machinery beside a purpose-built drying kiln.
- 20th century Industrial use ended and machinery was removed or lost.
- 1971 Listing recognised the surviving mill and kiln fabric.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The designation describes the mill as ruinous and gutted; present structural condition, ownership and safe viewing points have not been inspected.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Garpit Cornmill, LB9022 — Current designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB9022 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
Location
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