A near-quadrangular sandstone steading survives beside traces of a lost mill, holding together the agricultural and water-powered economy north of Conon Bridge.
Quick facts
- Date
- Early 19th century with mid-19th-century additions
- Architect / designer
- Unknown
- Type
- Quadrangular red-sandstone farm steading associated with a former mill
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB13620)
- OS grid reference
- NH 54023 56617
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
Red sandstone rubble ranges enclose a yard open to the northeast. Two-storey and lofted work spaces include hay openings, loading doors, ridge ventilators, rooflights and sliding or boarded doors; later ranges and timber lean-tos record repeated practical adaptation.
Its story
The steading began in the early nineteenth century and expanded or changed around mid-century. It formed part of a group with a cottage, bridge, mill pond and sluice; the mill itself was later demolished while parts of the working landscape survived.
Why it is included
Category B listing recognises a substantial farm complex whose ranges and openings make the organisation of nineteenth-century rural work unusually readable.
What to notice
- The courtyard arrangement of different ranges.
- Hayloft openings and loading doors breaking the eaves.
- Ridge ventilation and evidence of later practical alterations.
Reading the surroundings
Assume the steading and adjoining land are private and potentially operational. Do not enter the courtyard or approach machinery, livestock or unstable fabric.
Timeline
- Early 19th century The first steading ranges served the Ussie Mills agricultural complex.
- Mid-19th century Additional ranges and alterations expanded the working yard.
- Later use The mill disappeared while the steading found storage and vehicle uses.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The designation’s later vehicle-storage note is not treated as a current-use confirmation, and no recent fabric survey was found.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Ussie Mills Steading, LB13620 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove: Ussie Mills Steading designation — Parallel national designation identity, coordinates and mill-group context.
- Geograph: Ussie Mills Steading — Dated 2022 visual and locational evidence for the standing steading; the image is linked, not embedded.
Location
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