Preliminary Investigation of the Archaeology and History of Philipshill Mill, Wester Kittochside, Scotland
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| Authors & editors | |
| Publisher | The author |
| Year of publication | 2007 |
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| Medium | Digital |
| Edition | 1 |
| Topics | Wind & watermills > Scotland |
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| Scope & content | A Report by Sean Winter, on behalf of the National Trust of Scotland The Philipshill Mill is a ruined corn mill located at Kittochside near East Kilbride. It was built some time in the mid to late 18th century and fell out of use early in the 20th century. The property is currently administered by the Scottish National Trust and the building fabric is in a state of fairly rapid deterioration. This document is the result of research carried out in 2006 and 2007 on behalf of the National Trust. This research had the following aims: 1. To gather together all of the information already known about the mill, that is, historical, archaeological, and other data, to develop a picture of what we already know, and to provide baseline data in order to; 2. Undertake preliminary archaeological investigation based on questions raised by the data collection exercise and; 3. To determine the level of structural deterioration of the mill building and to develop some ideas about what to do with the mill (eg, conservation, restoration etc). The course of this research has shown that historical records relating to the mill are patchy and that very little previous archaeological investigation of the site has been carried out. This, combined with the clear and rapid deterioration meant that simply recording the remaining elements of the site was considered a priority. This report is arranged in three broad sections. The first section covers a collation of what is already known about the mill; the second section covers preliminary archaeological work carried out in May 2007; and the third section contains a collation and discussion of all known data, as well as recommendations for the future of the mill. There is also an appendix which contains copies of maps, plans, photographs etc alluded to in the text. |