Windmill Stump, Fraserburgh

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 16/04/1971 Supplementary Information Updated 18/07/2024 Local Authority Aberdeenshire Planning Authority Aberdeenshire Burgh Fraserburgh NGR NJ 99389 66876 Coordinates 399389, 866876 — A stone, rubble-built windmill tower dating to around the late 18 th century with early 19 th century top stage in brick with crenelated parapet. The site is located to the east of Albert Street, Fraserburgh, surrounded by traditional stone-built and modern steel warehouses. The cylindrical tower of the windmill, measures 17.5 meters in height and 5 meters in dimeter. The base is constructed in whinstone, sandstone and granite and comprises two sections. The lower section is speckled rubble and harled and the upper, measuring 1.8 meters has squared and coursed whinstone and red sandstone. The crenelated top stage of 1.7 meters was added in the early 19 th century and is made of red brick. A circular hole is present on the northwest face of the top section and there is a small rectangular opening on the west face. Some areas of stonework have been infilled with brick. The walls of an earlier 20 th century warehouse stand against the southeast corner of the tower. The warehouse was redeveloped from a mid-19 th century sawmill structure and likely incorporates fabric from the earlier sawmill. Historical background The windmill dates to around the late 18 th century and its original function remains unknown. The windmill tower was redeveloped in the early 19 th century with the addition of the crenelated top. The tower was later incorporated within a mid-19 th century sawmill structure and used to power it ( Scottish windmills: a survey ). The Plan of Fraserburgh: detail from Admiralty chart 1439, (surveyed 1858, published 1859) shows the sawmill and the windmill labelle

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.