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Kilsyth, Townhead Reservoir

Lade (Period Unassigned), Mill (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Kilsyth, Townhead Reservoir

Classification Lade (Period Unassigned), Mill (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Townhead Snuff Mill

Canmore ID 242441

Site Number NS77NW 135

NGR NS 738 784

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council North Lanarkshire
  • Parish Kilsyth (North Lanarkshire)
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Cumbernauld And Kilsyth
  • Former County Stirlingshire

Archaeology Notes

NS77NW 135 738 784

NS 738 784 The ruins of an old mill lie immediately below Townhead Reservoir. Only the S gable remains upstanding in more or less its original form. The lower courses of the E side can also be seen to a height of about 0.5m. The W wall is covered in vegetation and refuse. Immediately to the W and at right-angles to the gable is a random-rubble wall or revetment. This contrasts with the sandstone coursing of the lower part and corners of the gable. The interior is filled with garden and other refuse. In the gable there are two splayed windows, a small external recess, and at the present ground level there is what is assumed to be the wheel-axle aperture. The lade and tail-race were also recorded and drawn. The site is regarded as being a former snuff mill from a reference in the Old Statistical Account.

Sponsor: Kilsyth Academy Field Archaeology Group

L Henderson, N Paton and D MacInnes 2002

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