Abbey Mill, Haddington

Heritage listing

Category B Group Category Details 100000019 Date Added 12/08/1996 Local Authority East Lothian Planning Authority East Lothian Parish Haddington NGR NT 53446 74623 Coordinates 353446, 674623 — Possibly early 18th century on earlier foundation, kiln and granary added later. Disused water mill by River Tyne. L-plan, essentially 2-storey with loft, random rubble. Associated weir, lade etc vestigial. W SECTION: earlier section. Single storey with loft. Variegated rubble, rough sandstone dressings. Outshot stairtower to N elevation with small window and catslide roof. Door to ground and loft on N elevation, 1 window to W, 1 door and 2 windows to S elevation. Roof piended with red pantiles, 2 skylights. E SECTION: originally kiln and granary. 2-storey, essentially 3-bay to W elevation, 2 southerly bays advanced in slope of roof pitch. Sandstone rubble. 2 doors and 1 window to ground, door and 2 windows to 1st. Single openings to S and E elevations, lean-to shed (pantiled roof) to N with door. Roof piended, with ungraded grey slates, retains kiln vent. Fenestration generally fixed with small panes. Doors plain and boarded. — Apparently the Mill finished operating in the 1920s. All machinery, wheel etc, is said to have been stripped out. Some stones in the structure, of deep red sandstone, are claimed to originate from the old "Abbey", and the surrounding ground in general may be an area of considerable archaeological interest. Listed Group A with Abbey Old School and Abbey Mill Farm. See separate listings.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.